New Delhi, July
10:
Delhi-based
low-cost airline IndiGo has signed a “definitive agreement” for the purchase of
300 Pratt and Whitney engines.
The engines
will power the 150 Airbus A-320 New Engine Option (NEO) family aircraft that
the airline has ordered.
The agreement,
which was inked at the ongoing air show in London, also has the provision of
the airline going in for some additional engines.
The value of
the order was, however, not made public. Deliveries are scheduled for 2015 to
coincide with the delivery of the first batch of A-320 NEO aircraft ordered by
the airline.
The airline had
ordered the Airbus A-320 NEO family last year at an estimated value of $16
billion.
An official
statement issued announcing the engine order claims benefits include
double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and
operating costs when compared with today's engines.
“The order
represents one of the largest engine orders in our history,” said Mr Todd
Kallman, President, Commercial Engines & Global Services, Pratt &
Whitney.
At the air
show, Pratt & Whitney also delivered the first four F117 engines for the
Indian Air Force to power its fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport
aircraft.
The Defence
Ministry signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the US Government last
year to acquire 10 C-17s.
India will take
delivery of its first C-17s in mid-2013.
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