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Rolls-Royce bucks global downturn in airline industry

Robust figures expected as the engine maker looks to expand into nuclear energy By John Phelps

Sir John Rose, chief executive of Rolls-Royce, is set to confound pessimists on Thursday when he is due to deliver a robust set of trading figures in the face of the global downturn in the airline industry.