Mon, Mar 14, 2011
Contract For Purchase Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul Of GP7200
Engines
Etihad Airways and the Engine Alliance have signed agreements
for the purchase of the GP7200 engines to power its fleet of 10
Airbus A380 aircraft and for a long-term Fleet Management Agreement
for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the engines. The
agreements are worth up to $1.5 billion.
"Under this program, we will help
Etihad keep its GP7200 engines in optimum condition to enable them
to operate reliably at the lowest cost possible," said Engine
Alliance President Mary Ellen Jones.
"The GP7200 engines, provided by the Engine Alliance in this
agreement, will offer significant fuel efficiencies and cost
optimisation for Etihad's first Airbus A380s when they enter our
fleet from 2014," said James Hogan, Etihad Airways' Chief Executive
Officer. "The operational, environmental and economic factors of
the GP7200 engines are ideal for the A380 and these aircraft and
engines will play a crucial part in Etihad's ambitious expansion
plans over the coming years."
GP7200 Computer Rendering
The GP7200 engine is the leading engine for the Airbus A380
aircraft with 19 GP7200-powered A380s in service and 109 more on
order. Emirates and Air France currently operate GP7200-powered
A380 aircraft. Other GP7200 customers include Korean Air, which
will begin operating the A380 in June, Air Austral and
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC).
The Engine Alliance is a 50/50 joint venture of General Electric
and Pratt & Whitney. The GP7200 is the result of innovations to
the combined technologies of its member companies' most successful
wide-body engines: the GE90 and the PW4000. The GP7200 utilizes the
lessons learned from more than 25 million flight hours of
successful operation with these legacy engines and incorporates new
technology to produce the quietest, most fuel-efficient engine for
the A380. The GP7200 is certified at 76,500 pounds (340 kN)
of thrust and has the capability to produce more than 81,500 pounds
(363 kN). Its emissions are well below current and anticipated
regulations.
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