East Hartford jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney has signed a deal with Condor Flugdienst to provide dozens of geared turbo fan engines for the German airline, Pratt said.
Pratt & Whitney announced this week that it will be providing geared turbo fan (GTF) engines to 41 of Condor’s newly leased and purchased Airbus A320neo planes. According to Pratt, this will be Condor’s first GTF-powered aircraft, though the two companies have had a business relationship for more than 60 years. Condor is scheduled to receive the first of these new aircraft in 2024.
Condor, headquartered in Neu Isenburg, Germany, offers flights to and from roughly 90 destinations in Africa, America and Europe. The airline is currently flying PW4000-powered Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.
Condor and Pratt & Whitney first worked together more than 60 years ago when Pratt supplied the German airline with its Wasp-powered Convair CV-240 aircraft. Later, the airline utilized more Pratt & Whitney-powered aircraft such as the DC-8, 707, 727, 737, 747 and 757.
Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine touts itself as offering “the greatest fuel efficiency and lowest greenhouse gas emissions for the Airbus A320neo family,” according to the company.
