UAE's Emirates, Engine Alliance sign US$ 3b fleet management agreement

posted on 08/06/2009: 23 views

Emirates Airline, the UAE national carrier, and the Engine Alliance signed a Fleet Management Agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Emirates GP7200 engines that power its A380 fleet. The Fleet Management Agreement is valued at more than US$3 billion over the life of the contract and formalizes the letter of agreement that was first announced in November 2007 at the Dubai Air Show.

The Engine Alliance will manage aftermarket services for the GP7200 engine and utilize the MRO capabilities of its member companies, GE Aviation and Pratt '&' Whitney, as well as other MRO facilities in its support network, including the Emirates' facilities in Dubai.

Emirates entered service with the GP7200-powered A380 in August 2008, and took delivery of its fifth A380 in April. With 58 A380s and more than 250 GP7200 engines on order, Emirates is positioned to operate the largest A380 fleet in the world.

The GP7200 is derived from two successful wide-body engine programs, the GE90 and the PW4000. It benefits from the two programs' latest, proven technologies and the lessons learned from more than 22 million flight hours of safe operation. Certified at 76,500 pounds (340 kN) of thrust, the engine has the capability to produce more than 81,500 pounds (363 kN) of thrust. The GP7200 is the quietest, most fuel efficient engine for the A380 and its emissions are well below current and anticipated regulations. – Emirates News Agency, WAM

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