“Frederick the Bald Eagle” is the airline’s first A321neo, first GTF-powered plane, and first of three particular liveries
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), and Frontier Airlines (“Frontier”) as we speak welcomed the arrival of the provider’s first Airbus A321neo plane, outfitted with Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines, at a celebration at Tampa International Airport.
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In recognition of the businesses’ relationship, Frontier requested Pratt & Whitney staff to call the primary three plane. The first aircraft was named “Frederick the Bald Eagle” in honor of the corporate’s founder Frederick B. Rentschler, recognizing the almost 100-year historical past of the engine maker. The plane options Pratt & Whitney’s hallmark bald eagle on the tail and marks the primary of 144 A320neo household plane – 134 purchased and 10 leased – for which Frontier has chosen the GTF engine. In the approaching months, Frontier will reveal two further plane named after different Pratt & Whitney pioneers, every with its personal distinctive tail design.
Rick Deurloo, president of Commercial Engines at Pratt & Whitney, joined Frontier President and CEO Barry Biffle, alongside with staff and distinguished friends, at Tampa International Airport to mark the event and the shared dedication to a extra sustainable future.
“Our employees are the true trailblazers, who are committed to developing the transformative technologies that will allow the industry to achieve its commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050,” stated Deurloo. “For the flying public, the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine means a focus on environmental responsibility with less fuel consumption, fewer emissions and lower noise – keeping fares low and contributing to quieter flights and cleaner communities.”
“We are thrilled to welcome our first A321neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney’s groundbreaking GTF engines, to the Frontier fleet,” stated Biffle. “Frontier is already America’s Greenest Airline based on our young, highly fuel-efficient fleet, and these new aircraft will take us to the next level in terms of operational efficiency and a further lessening of our environmental footprint. The operational performance offered by these aircraft will generate savings that can be passed on to our customers, helping us continue to deliver on our mission of providing ‘Low Fares Done Right’ across America and beyond.”
Rentschler based the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company in Hartford, Conn. in July 1925. He had a imaginative and prescient for viable business aviation: one of the best planes can solely be constructed round one of the best engines. The firm’s first product, designed by the tip of that 12 months, was an air-cooled, radial piston engine named the Wasp. The engine reworked the aviation {industry} and is the one plane engine to be designated an historic landmark to today. The GTF engine extends Rentschler’s imaginative and prescient and spirit of innovation with its geared fan design. It has saved airways greater than 800 million gallons of gas and over 8 million metric tons of CO2 because it entered service in January of 2016.
The Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine is the one geared propulsion system delivering industry-leading sustainability advantages and reliable, world-class working prices. It affords the best gas effectivity and lowest greenhouse gasoline emissions for the Airbus A320neo household. GTF-powered plane cut back gas consumption and CO2 emissions by 16% to twenty%, NOx emissions by 50% and noise footprint by 75%.* Certified for operation on 50% sustainable aviation gas (SAF) and efficiently examined on 100% SAF, the engines are able to additional reductions in carbon emissions, which is able to assist the aviation {industry} meet its purpose of internet zero emissions by 2050. The engine’s revolutionary geared fan structure is the inspiration for extra sustainable aviation applied sciences within the many years forward, with developments just like the Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage™ engine and past. Learn extra at pwgtf.com.
*Reductions vs. prior-generation plane, based mostly on 75 dB noise contour and ICAO CAEP/6 emissions rules.
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