ASTANA, Kazakhstan,
Dec. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies
Corp. (NYSE: UTX) joined Air Astana today in celebrating the
delivery of the airline's first Embraer E190-E2 aircraft. The
E190-E2 is powered exclusively by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines.
The delivery was commemorated in a celebration attended by
officials from Air Astana, Embraer and Pratt & Whitney at Air
Astana's Aviation Technical Centre in Astana, Kazakhstan.
"Air Astana is pleased to add the E190-E2 aircraft to our
growing fleet. We are currently enjoying the economic and
environmental advantages of our GTF-powered Airbus A320neo family
aircraft, and the E190-E2 aircraft will provide additional benefits
as well as significantly improve our passenger experience," said
Peter Foster, president and CEO of
Air Astana.
Air Astana is the first airline to operate the GTF engine on two
aircraft platforms, currently operating 4 GTF-powered A320neo
family aircraft and with an additional 13 aircraft on order. The
airline also operates three PW4000-powered Boeing 767 aircraft and
12 V2500-powered A320ceo family aircraft.
"Pratt & Whitney truly values the confidence that Air Astana
has placed in our engines, especially in the clean, fuel-efficient
geared fan technology of the GTF engine," said Rick Deurloo, senior vice president of sales,
marketing and customer support at Pratt & Whitney. "We look
forward to continuing to collaborate with Air Astana to support
their fleet for many years to come."
In addition to being selected as the exclusive engine for the E2
commercial aircraft, Pratt & Whitney's APS2600E auxiliary power
unit (APU) is the sole-sourced APU for the E2 family. The APS2600E
APU gives airlines greater flexibility, by increasing the altitude
ceiling for ETOPS and other operations, and providing a significant
increase in electrical power delivery, to meet the needs of today's
airlines.
Since entering into service in early 2016, the GTF engine family
has delivered on its promised ability to significantly reduce fuel
burn, NOx emissions and noise footprint.
About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is
a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft
and helicopter 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. To learn more about the GTF engine, visit pwgtf.com. To
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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 support, performance and realization of the
anticipated benefits of advanced technologies; as well as other
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those
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