Air Canada has signed a services agreement with Pratt & Whitney for maintaining their fleet of PurePower PW1500G engines, powering their 45 firm and 30 option C Series aircraft for 15 years. The final assembly of the PW1500G engine is done in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.
“Air Canada has been executing a strategy to serve our customers with one of the world’s youngest and most fuel efficient fleets, which includes the C Series. Collaborating with Pratt & Whitney for engine maintenance allows us to benefit from their experience developing this ground breaking engine technology and provides us the long-term reliability and predictability to provide the best service for our customers,” said Richard Steer, vice president, Air Canada Maintenance and Engineering. “This new business agreement reiterates the confidence that Air Canada has in Pratt & Whitney and we are looking forward to growing our collaboration.”
“Pratt & Whitney is honored to support Air Canada by sustaining the PurePower Geared Turbofan engines for their C Series aircraft over the next 15 years,” said Rick Deurloo, senior vice president, Commercial Engines, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, Pratt & Whitney. “We are proud to provide our customers with the latest in aviation services that will increase the value of their engine investment.”