Pratt, JetBlue, others finalize engine orders

JetBlue Airways formalized its order from East Hartford’s Pratt & Whitney Co. for 86 engines to power 40 commercial jets JetBlue is buying from Airbus, among a series of engine-orders Pratt announced Wednesday.

JetBlue and Pratt signed their definitive agreement for PurePower PW1100G-JM engines at Britain’s Farnborough Air Show Wednesday. The airline also is buying Pratt’s engine-washing service.

Price wasn’t disclosed.

Both announced their order intent late last year.

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JetBlue is buying 40 firm A320neo aircraft from Airbus.

Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2018. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp.

Also announced at the air show was that Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana chose Pratt PW4000-94 engine for its order of three firm and one option Boeing 767-300 airliners. The Pratt order is worth about $90 million.

Finally, Pratt agreed to sell 200 PurePower PW1200G engines to propel 100 Mitsubishi regional jets on order for SkyWest Inc.  Price wasn’t disclosed.

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Deliveries begin in 2017.

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