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BANGALORE, India --- Indian Airlines will be the first carrier in India to operate Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A330s. The airline is scheduled to take delivery of the first of two A330-200 aircraft with PW4000-100" engines in October 2007. Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, and Indian Airlines announced the deal at the Aero India 2007 air show in Bangalore. "We are delighted that Indian Airlines has chosen Pratt & Whitney PW4168A engines to power their fleet expansion of two A330 aircraft," said James Masotti, Pratt & Whitney's vice president of Commercial Engines and Services. "India is an extremely important market for Pratt & Whitney and we see enormous potential for powering the growth of our Indian customers with the most dependable, best value products and services available." "It is a matter of pride to be the first to be inducting the high performance wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft," said Vishwapati Trivedi, Indian Airlines' Chairman and Managing Director. "We are also happy to continue to be associated with a reliable engine manufacturer like Pratt & Whitney. Indian has been setting standards in civil aviation over the last 50 years, and is synonymous with efficiency and reliability. The induction of the Pratt & Whitney-powered A330 into our fleet will allow us to further raise our standards of performance." Indian has a fleet of 74 aircraft including 48 Airbus A320s, six A319s, and 11 Boeing 737 aircraft operated by subsidiary Alliance Air. The airline operates over 300 flights a day to 54 destinations within India and 18 abroad carrying nearly 30,000 passengers a day. |
