FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AerCap
has chosen the Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Geared Turbofan™
engine to power an additional 10 Airbus A320neo aircraft. The
order, originally announced as options, brings AerCap's PW1100G-JM
engine powered fleet to 100 aircraft. Pratt & Whitney is a
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
Commenting on the announcement, AerCap Chief Executive Officer
Aengus Kelly said, "AerCap is the largest owner of Airbus A320neo
family aircraft, with over 200 aircraft on order. We are committed
to providing our customers with operational efficiency and
profitability. With the success we have had placing Pratt &
Whitney powered A320neos in the marketplace, we look forward to
further enhancing our fleet with additional Pratt & Whitney
PurePower engines."
"AerCap has reaffirmed their confidence in Pratt & Whitney
by increasing their portfolio to 200 PurePower engines. We are
proud to have AerCap as a customer as they remain at the forefront
of the lessor community," said Rick
Deurloo, Pratt & Whitney senior vice president,
Commercial Engines, Sales, Marketing & Customer Service. "The
award-winning PurePower engine will provide AerCap with
revolutionary technology that delivers significant total cost
reductions."
The Pratt & Whitney PurePower engine family is powering 10
in-service aircraft on four airlines that are flying up to eight
flights per day and together have logged more than 3,000 revenue
flights. The Geared Turbofan engine is demonstrating mature
reliability levels of approximately 99.8 percent and has met all of
its performance commitments from the start including a 16 percent
reduction in fuel burn, a 75 percent decrease in the noise
footprint and a 50 percent reduction in regulated emissions.
AerCap is the global leader in aircraft leasing with, as of
March 31, 2016, approximately 1,670
owned, managed or on order aircraft in its portfolio. AerCap serves
over 200 customers in approximately 80 countries with comprehensive
fleet solutions. AerCap is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(AER) and has its headquarters in Dublin with offices in Amsterdam, Los
Angeles, Shannon, Fort
Lauderdale, Miami,
Singapore, Shanghai, Abu
Dhabi, Seattle and
Toulouse.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture
and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. United
Technologies Corp., based in Farmington,
Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services
to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC,
visit its website at www.utc.com, or follow the company on
Twitter: @UTC.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in levels of
demand in the aerospace industry, in levels of air travel, and in
the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design,
development, production and support of advanced technologies; as
well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corp.'s
Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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