{"id":2586,"date":"2026-07-20T13:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/fia-2026-ba-selects-pratt-whitney-gtf-engines-for-a320neo-fleet\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:08:47","slug":"fia-2026-ba-selects-pratt-whitney-gtf-engines-for-a320neo-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/fia-2026-ba-selects-pratt-whitney-gtf-engines-for-a320neo-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"FIA 2026: BA selects Pratt &amp; Whitney GTF engines for A320neo fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"295\">British Airways (BA) has selected Pratt &amp; Whitney GTF engines to power <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">33 firm and 30 option Airbus A320neo aircraft<\/span>, alongside a 12-year maintenance agreement covering the fleet.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"441\">The agreement, announced today at this week\u2019s <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Farnborough International Airshow<\/span>, includes Pratt &amp; Whitney\u2019s EngineWise Comprehensive services, with engine deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"674\">Rick Deurloo, president of commercial engines at Pratt &amp; Whitney, said: \u201cToday marks a pivotal moment and a strong vote of confidence in the GTF engine as the UK\u2019s flagship carrier, British Airways, becomes the newest GTF customer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"876\">\u201cAs the most fuel-efficient choice for the A320neo aircraft, the GTF engine will help British Airways achieve its international fleet expansion goals and enhance the travel experience for passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1042\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtx.com\/en\/prattwhitney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pratt &amp; Whitney<\/a>, the GTF engine delivers 20% lower fuel consumption and a 75% smaller noise footprint compared with the previous generation of engines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1208\">More than 2,800 GTF-powered aircraft are currently in service with over 90 customers worldwide, while the programme has an order backlog of more than 8,000 engines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1412\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Pratt &amp; Whitney added that its GTF Advantage engine, due to enter service later this year, will offer up to twice the time on wing, while providing improved fuel efficiency and greater range capability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1412\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/tag\/british-airways-ba\/?result_page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>READ MORE BRITISH AIRWAYS NEWS HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1412\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<\/p><p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/mro\/latest-news-mro\/fia-2026-ba-selects-pratt-whitney-gtf-engines-for-a320neo-fleet\/\">FIA 2026: BA selects Pratt &amp; Whitney GTF engines for A320neo fleet<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/\">Aviation Business News<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Airways (BA) has selected Pratt &amp; Whitney GTF engines to power 33 firm and 30 option Airbus A320neo aircraft, alongside a 12-year maintenance agreement covering the fleet. The agreement, announced today at this week\u2019s Farnborough International Airshow, includes Pratt &amp; Whitney\u2019s EngineWise Comprehensive services, with engine deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027. Rick Deurloo, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}