[Press Release] PARIS, June 19, 2019 – Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), estimates that its Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine customers collectively have saved more than 150 million gallons of fuel valued at $270 million USD, while avoiding 1.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions since the engine entered service in 2016. The GTF engine program continues to attract new orders and is ramping up production deliveries, all while supporting a growing in-service fleet.
[Press Release] PARIS, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced that JetSMART has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine to power 85 firm order Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide JetSMART with GTF engine maintenance through a 12-year EngineWise® Comprehensive service agreement. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2019.
GKN Aerospace has signed an agreement between its subsidiary GKN Fokker Elmo and Pratt & Whitney to continue the design, supply, and support of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems for more than 30 aircraft engine programmes.