General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce have won business worth around $2 billion as International Lease Finance (ILFC) finalises engine deals for aircraft ordered in 1997. The orders cover powerplants for Airbus Industrie A319s, A320s, A321s and A330s and Boeing 737s, 747-400s, 757s, 767s and 777s.
P&W is the biggest single beneficiary, with orders for more than $490 million-worth of PW4000 and PW2000 engines. The PW4000s were selected for seven additional A330s, three 777s and four 767s, and the PW2000s will power six 757s.
These aircraft, together with $365 million-worth of engines, will be delivered between 1998 and 2005. ILFC also will take delivery by 2006 of installed PW2000 and PW4000 engines worth an additional $125 million for unspecified numbers of aircraft.
International Aero Engines, in which P&W is an equal 30% shareholder with Rolls-Royce, also scored a significant victory with the selection of the V2500 turbofan to power 40 of 50 A320 family types on the ILFC list. The deal is valued at $550 million.
R-R's share of the order stands at $395 million (including the IAE revenue). The company will be supplying Trent engines for eight aircraft, which it expects will be four Boeing 777s and four Airbus A330s, plus RB.211-535E4s for two Boeing 757s.
CFM International (CFMI) won orders for CFM56s to power the balance of the A320 family in the order, bringing ILFC's CFM56-powered fleet, either in service or on order, to more than 75 aircraft. The bulk of the $500 million award to CFM, however, was for CFM56-7s to power 31 Next Generation 737s. ILFC now has 86 new 737 models on order.
General Electric, which is a 50:50 partner in CFMI with Snecma, also benefited from the ILFC order with the selection of its CF6-80C2 engine to power 747-400s and 767s.
The $200 million contract includes engines to power two 747-400s, five 767-400ERs and three 767-300ERs.
Source: Flight International
