Rolls-Royce ready to rejoin smaller jet engines market, says boss

Tufan Erginbilgic says move may take a decade until next generation of single-aisle planes are produced

Rolls-Royce's new boss has said the British company is ready to rejoin the market for smaller jet engines once manufacturers build a new generation of planes.

Tufan Erginbilgic told reporters at the Paris air show on Tuesday that the company was actually ready" to re-enter the market for engines for single-aisle jets, although it would probably take a decade for a new opportunity to come up.