A Singapore-based aircraft maintenance and overhaul services company has partnered with Pratt & Whitney in the development of the “next-generation engine for single-aisle aircraft.”
SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) has signed a definitive agreement to participate in Pratt & Whitney’s development of the PurePower PW1000G engine, which is scheduled to enter service in 2013, and has been selected as the source engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft and Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft.
SIAEC will participate in the program with a 3 percent stake in the Bombardier CSeries engine and a 1 percent stake in the Mitsubishi Regional Jet engine.
Financial terms of the deal were not provided.
According to the companies the PurePower PW1000G engine is an all-new centerline engine that features an advanced gear system, which allows the engine’s fan to operate at a slower speed than the low-pressure compressor and turbine.
The technology creates double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency and environmental emissions and a 50 percent reduction in noise, the companies said.
