East Hartford-based aerospace manufacturing company Pratt & Whitney has been selected to provide its geared turbo fan (GTF) engines to power 30 Air Canada aircraft along with its new fleet of Airbus A321 planes.
Pratt & Whitney will also provide Air Canada with engine maintenance through a service agreement.
In 2020, Air Canada became the first airline in Canada to operate the Airbus A220 family and the first in North America to operate A220-300 aircraft. The airline operates 28 A220-300 aircraft with an additional 17 on order.
“The Pratt & Whitney GTF family of engines have saved operators more than 600 million gallons of fuel and helped avoid 6 million metric tons of carbon emissions since it entered service in 2016,” said Pratt & Whitney Chief Commercial Officer Rick Deurloo. “What’s good for the environment is also good for business…”
Pratt & Whitney’s history with Air Canada dates back to its first aircraft, a Lockheed Model 10 Electra with Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines. Prior to the A220, Pratt & Whitney powered Air Canada’s fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft.
