Pratt & Whitney Co. in East Hartford has gotten an order for as many as 208 of its new geared-turbofan engines to power a U.S. regional air carrier’s fleet of commuter jets.
Trans States Holdings signed a firm option for 50 new Mitsubishi twin-engine regional jets, plus options for 50 more, Pratt said Tuesday.
The planes will be equipped with Pratt’s PW1200G PurePower geared turbofan engines, which Pratt bills as its quietest, most fuel-efficient passenger-jet engine yet.
Trans States also is buying eight spare PW1200G engines and associated parts, and has signed a 12-year pact for Pratt to maintain them.
Financial terms of the engine sales and maintenance deals and the aircraft purchase prices were not disclosed.
Trans States owns Trans States Airlines, GoJet Airlines and Compass Airlines and operates them as United Express, US Airways Express and Delta Connection.
To date, Pratt has orders, including options, for more than 600 PW1200G engines, said Todd Kallman, president of Pratt’s commercial engines division.
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