Air Astana Selects Pratt & Whitney PW4000-94” Engines in Deal Valued at $90 Million

Air Astana has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000-94” engine for its order of three firm and one option Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft. The contract is valued at approximately $90 million. Delivery of the engines will start in 2013.

Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan and best airline in Central Asia, was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The airline’s fleet of 26 aircraft offers service to around 50 domestic and international locations. Air Astana is IOSA registered and has four Skytrax stars. 

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Air China Completes First Sustainable Biofuel Flight Using Pratt & Whitney PW4000 94-inch Engines

Air China, in partnership with Boeing, Honeywell UOP, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, PetroChina and Pratt & Whitney, completed a demonstration flight on Oct. 28 using a sustainable biofuel derived from biomass grown in China.

Air China’s Boeing 747 aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 94-inch engines, completed approximately a one hour flight. No modifications to the aircraft or engine were required for the biofuel, which is a “drop-in” replacement for petroleum-based fuel.

Read Pratt & Whitney's press release here.

Coverage:

• China conducts its first jet biofuel trial (China Daily)
• Air China Completes First Flight With Biofuel Mixture (International Business Times)
• Pratt jet engine’s ‘green’ liftoff slurping biofuel (Hartford Business Journal)
• Air China flies first biofuel powered plane (Biofuels International)
• Biofuel Test Flight A First For China (Earth Techling)