Pratt & Whitney's GTF engine to power 166 A320neo planes

Pratt & Whitney GTF
Pratt & Whitney GTF

Pratt & Whitney has announced the selection of the GTF engine to power an order of 166 Airbus A320neo aircraft from Wizz Air.

Pratt & Whitney has announced the selection of the GTF engine to power an order of 166 Airbus A320neo aircraft from Wizz Air.

The order consists of 90 aircraft from the airline’s 2016 selection, an additional 56 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 20 Airbus A321XLR aircraft.

This brings Wizz Air’s combined total order to 276 GTF-powered A320neo family aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide Wizz Air with engine maintenance through a long-term EngineWise Comprehensive service agreement.

“This order enables the present and future expansion of our airline, and the lower operating costs from the industry-leading technology in the GTF engine will help power that growth while reducing our impact on the environment,” said József Váradi, Wizz Air’s CEO.

“Taking part in Wizz Air’s evolution as an airline has been incredible,” said Rick Deurloo, chief commercial officer at Pratt & Whitney. “We celebrated with Wizz Air last year as they took delivery of their first A321neo aircraft, and now this latest order will power further fleet expansion, with the GTF engine providing the airline with proven fuel savings.”

Since entering into service in early 2016, the GTF engine has demonstrated its ability to reduce fuel burn by 16%, to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 50% compared to the regulatory standard, and to reduce the noise footprint by 75%.

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