The Engine Alliance GP7200 turbofan engines have entered revenue service with Etihad Airways’ first EA-powered A380. The airline operate...
The Engine Alliance GP7200 turbofan engines have entered revenue service with Etihad Airways’ first EA-powered A380. The airline operated its first revenue flights on December 27, 2014 between Abu Dhabi International Airport and London Heathrow Airport.
The GP7200 engine has sustained an average of 99.9% departure reliability since entry into service in August 2008 and achieved fuel savings of up to $1 million per aircraft per year.
The Engine Alliance is a 50-50 joint venture of GE and Pratt & Whitney (P&W). Revenue-sharing partners include MTU Aero Engines of Germany, Snecma (SAFRAN) of France and Techspace Aero (SAFRAN) of Belgium.
The GP7200 engine which has clocked 3.3 million flight hours benefits from the GE90, GEnx and PW4000 engine programs, which all together has clocked more than 67 million engine hours and more than 12 million engine cycles in service.
Currently 82 EA-powered A380s are in operation around the globe: 57 with Emirates, ten with Air France, ten with Korean Air, four with Qatar Airways and one with Etihad Airways. It competes with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine.
