Mon, Mar 14, 2011
Deliveries Expected In 2016
Pratt & Whitney will provide power for up to 100 Airbus
A320neo family aircraft ordered by International Lease Finance
Corporation (ILFC) as part of a contract announced last week. The
agreement includes 120 firm PurePower PW1100G engines for 60
aircraft and options for up to 80 engines for the additional 40
aircraft with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2016.
Each ILFC Airbus A320neo family aircraft as part of this
agreement will be powered by two PurePower PW1100G engines with
benefits including double-digit reductions in fuel burn,
environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs when
compared with today's engines.
"We congratulate Pratt & Whitney for this first selection of
their new PurePower PW1100G engine for the A320neo," said Airbus
Chief Operating Officer, Customers, John Leahy. "We look forward to
mutually satisfying our customers with the world's most reliable
and eco-efficient single–aisle aircraft family."
Pratt & Whitney has more than 800 PW1000G engines on order,
including options. The PurePower engine uses an advanced gear
system allowing the engine's fan to operate at a different speed
than the low-pressure compressor and turbine. The combination of
the gear system and an all-new advanced core delivers double-digit
improvements in fuel efficiency and environmental emissions as well
as a 50 percent reduction in noise.
ILFC is the international market leader in the leasing and
re-marketing of commercial jet aircraft to airlines around the
world. The people of ILFC have a strong commitment to aviation and
its role in building relationships across the globe that drive
innovation, prosperity, and understanding. ILFC owns a portfolio
consisting of approximately 950 jet aircraft.
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