China Eastern Airlines has extended its Fleet Hour Agreement (FHA) with Pratt & Whitney for over 100 of its V2500 engines, powering 50 Airbus A320/A321ceo aircraft. Shanghai Engine Center, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and China Eastern, will service the engines. The agreement includes EngineWise Data by ADEM (Advanced Diagnostics and Engine Monitoring) services to provide on-wing monitoring.
The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG (IAE), a multinational aero engine consortium comprised of shareholders Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.
Cheng Guowei, executive vice president, China Eastern Airlines, said: “China Eastern and Pratt & Whitney are important collaborators along the industrial chain. We are pleased to sign the first aviation order at CIIE 2022 with Pratt & Whitney and IAE, opening a new chapter in our collaboration. The FHA will help China Eastern keep our fleet in good airworthiness and technical conditions, to bring pleasant flight experiences to our passengers.”
Lori Liu, president, Pratt & Whitney China, said: “China Eastern is a highly valued customer and collaborator of ours with strategic importance. The extension of the FHA is another vote of confidence in our strong service offering with proven value-adding for airline customers.”
China Eastern is one of the largest airlines in China and a long-term customer of Pratt & Whitney. The airline took its first MD-90 aircraft powered by the V2500 engines in 1997 and currently operates more than 100 Airbus A320/A321ceo aircraft powered by the V2500 engines; almost all are covered by an FHA.
As per Pratt, the V2500 offers proven performance, since its entry into service in 1989, more than 7,800 V2500 engines have powered nearly 3,500 aircraft with approximately 150 operators in 80 countries.