Pratt & Whitney surpasses 800 GTF engine orders in 2021
Time：15 Jul,2021
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20210715/1626344134887272.jpg" title="1626344134887272.jpg" alt="3.jpg"/></p><p>Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, has booked more than 800 orders and commitments for geared turbofan GTF engines since the beginning of 2021. Customers that have selected GTF-powered aircraft include Frontier Airlines, Volaris, Air France, Delta Air Lines, and, most recently, AerCap.</p><p><br/></p><p>"GTF-powered aircraft are helping to lead the recovery around the world, while delivering unmatched fuel efficiency and world-class reliability to our customers," said Rick Deurloo, chief commercial officer and senior vice president at Pratt & Whitney. "We're the only engine maker with a geared fan in service today, and we're also leading the industry with the lowest carbon emissions for single-aisle aircraft. We're pleased with our orders to date and look forward to continuing this momentum throughout the year."</p><p><br/></p><p>Aircraft leasing company AerCap is the world's largest A320neo family lessor with more than 300 owned, managed, and on-order aircraft. AerCap recently selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 80 additional Airbus A320neo and A321neo model aircraft. Deliveries of these aircraft are currently scheduled between 2021 and 2027.</p><p><br/></p><p>"We are committed to providing our airline customers with the most fuel-efficient, advanced technology aircraft in the world, helping them to meet their sustainable goals in a profitable way," said Aengus Kelly, CEO of AerCap. "We look forward to enhancing our fleet with these GTF engines and working with the team at Pratt & Whitney as the aircraft deliver."</p><p><br/></p><p>AerCap has placed GTF-powered A320neo family aircraft with airlines such as Spirit Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and Sichuan Airlines. The lessor previously purchased hundreds of Pratt & Whitney-powered aircraft, including sizable fleets of Airbus A330 and A320ceo family aircraft; Boeing 777, 767, and 757 aircraft; and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft dating back to AerCap's roots as ILFC in the 1980s.</p><p><br/></p><p>"AerCap has been a long-time customer of Pratt & Whitney, and we're pleased with their ongoing commitment to the GTF engine," Deurloo said. "These GTF-powered aircraft will deliver economic and environmental value to AerCap and their customers, and we look forward to supporting this new fleet."</p><p><br/></p><p>Since entering service in early 2016, the GTF engine family has delivered on its promised ability to reduce fuel burn and carbon emissions up to 20%, reduce the noise footprint 75%, and reduce regulated emissions 50% to the CAEP/6 regulatory standard. </p><p><br/></p>
