Bonne nouvelle pour P&W ! Fidèle Cient Korean Air passe une commande sympathique !
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http://www.air-cosmos.com/site/newswire.php?Id=200906150833PR_NEWS_USPR_____NE32380.xml
Korean Air Selects Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Engines in $300 Million Deal
LE BOURGET, France, June 15
Ces deux motoristes tirent tous deux dans le bon sens. RR l'emportera nettement, cependant, dans les domaines que sont le rétention d'fficacité, "time on wing" et entretien, et "full-life-cycle fuel burn efficiency" ('efficacité de consommation sur vie totale'), sans mentionner les économies en faveur de RR en terme du coût d'entretien des freins.
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http://www.air-cosmos.com/site/newswire.php?Id=200906150833PR_NEWS_USPR_____NE32380.xml
Korean Air Selects Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Engines in $300 Million Deal
LE BOURGET, France, June 15
Concurrence intéressante entre ce moteur de P&W & RR Trent 772B-EP! Avec son CF-6 , GE n'est pas "in the frame" !LE BOURGET, France, June 15, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PARIS AIR SHOW -- Korean Air has selected Pratt & Whitney's PW4170 Advantage70(TM) engine to power six new Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement, valued at approximately $300 million, also includes two spare engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
"The advanced technology of the PW4170 Advantage70 engine reduces fuel burn and CO2 emissions," said Young Sik Kang, executive vice president, Maintenance and Engineering Division, Korean Air. "We look forward to benefiting from the advantages of these new engines."
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Même approche pour P&W & RR : "new-build" & "rétro-fit" !Pratt & Whitney offers the Advantage70 both as a new engine and as an upgrade kit for existing engines. The upgrade includes a suite of technology enhancements that can be incorporated into a fleet during engine overhaul. Advantage70 technology delivers superior engine performance, including a 2 percent thrust increase, a 1 percent reduction in fuel consumption, increased durability, and reduced maintenance costs. The first PW4000-100" engines with the Advantage70 technology upgrade entered service this month.
Ces deux motoristes tirent tous deux dans le bon sens. RR l'emportera nettement, cependant, dans les domaines que sont le rétention d'fficacité, "time on wing" et entretien, et "full-life-cycle fuel burn efficiency" ('efficacité de consommation sur vie totale'), sans mentionner les économies en faveur de RR en terme du coût d'entretien des freins.