ALC selects Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power Airbus aircraft
Aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines to power 80 firm A320neo family aircraft, as well as 76 firm and 10 option.
GTF-powered…
Aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines to power 80 firm A320neo family aircraft, as well as 76 firm and 10 option.
GTF-powered A220 aircraft. This brings ALC’s total to date to 222 firm and 10 option GTF-powered aircraft.
“ALC is continuing to foster our fleet’s growth in 2022 and beyond,” said John Plueger, chief executive officer at ALC. “We are pleased to add more GTF-powered aircraft to our fleet, which offer our customers world-class operating economics and dependability.”
ALC owns, manages and has on order more than 275 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney, including Airbus A220 and A320neo families with GTF engines, Airbus A320ceo family with V2500 engines and Airbus A330 family aircraft with PW4000 engines. ALC serves over 110 customers in approximately 70 countries.
Fuel efficiency
“Pratt & Whitney and ALC have a long, collaborative history,” said Rick Deurloo, president, commercial engines and chief commercial officer at Pratt & Whitney. “With increasing fuel and commodity prices and growing concerns about climate change, the GTF leads the pack on fuel efficiency, emissions and noise. These GTF-powered aircraft will help ALC’s customers lower their operating costs and environmental footprint, and we look forward to working with them for years to come.”
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