SKY turns into first-time Pratt & Whitney buyer
LONDON, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Farnborough Air Present – Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) enterprise, introduced right this moment that Chilean-based SKY Airline has entered right into a memorandum of understanding to pick the GTF engine to energy 10 agency Airbus A321XLR plane, with choices for 29 Airbus A320neo and A321neo plane. With this choice, SKY Airline turns into a first-time Pratt & Whitney buyer.
“This choice is a testomony to SKY Airline’s confidence within the GTF engine over the long run,” stated Rick Deurloo, president of Business Engines at Pratt & Whitney. “These engines and plane will allow SKY to proceed its route growth whereas delivering industry-leading gas effectivity and low CO2 emissions.”
Pratt & Whitney plans to supply long-term upkeep providers through an EngineWise™ Complete service settlement.
Based in Chile in 2001, SKY is a low-cost airline that operates a contemporary fleet of Airbus A320/A321neo plane, turning into the primary full neo-operator worldwide, and flying to greater than 40 home and worldwide routes within the Americas via its subsidiaries in Chile and Peru. In June 2024, SKY was awarded as “One of the best low-cost airline in South America” by SKYTRAX, for the fourth time.
“SKY has doubled revenues in comparison with pre-COVID and plans to proceed this profitable progress path for the following six years, together with increasing our helpful low-cost mannequin to the lengthy vary markets, turning into the primary airline to introduce the XLR plane in Latin America,” stated Juan Pablo Latorre, chief monetary officer, SKY Airline. “As we proceed to develop, SKY stays targeted on making journey accessible, inexpensive and sustainable. The A320neo household plane powered by GTF engines will present each environmental and financial benefits.”
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