The agreement includes EngineWise Data by ADEM services to provide on-wing monitoring by Pratt & Whitney for the China Eastern Airlines fleet.
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded an extended Fleet Hour Agreement (FHA) from China Eastern Airlines for over 100 of the airline’s V2500 engines which power 50 Airbus A320/A321ceo jets. The agreement includes EngineWise Data by Advanced Diagnostics and Engine Monitoring (ADEM) services to provide on-wing monitoring for the China Eastern Airlines fleet.
The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG (IAE), a multinational aero engine consortium composed of shareholders Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines. Shanghai Engine Center (SEC), a joint venture between China Eastern and Pratt & Whitney, according to the company, is well equipped to service the airline’s V2500 engines. The SEC was formed in 2007 and commenced services in 2009.
The SEC signifies a long-standing relationship between China Eastern and Pratt & Whitney. SEC has become an important maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in the South-East Asian region with growing capabilities including Line Maintenance Service for Pratt & Whitney GTF engines recently certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
“China Eastern and Pratt & Whitney are important collaborators along the industrial chain,” said Cheng Guowei, executive vice president, China Eastern Airlines. “We are pleased to sign the first aviation order at CIIE 2022 with Pratt & Whitney and IAE, opening a new chapter in our collaboration. The FHA will help China Eastern keep our fleet in good airworthiness and technical conditions, to bring pleasant flight experiences to our passengers,” he further added.
Pratt & Whitney and IAE provide enhanced services for V2500 passenger and freighter customers, including LLP solutions, new and serviceable material programs, engine swaps and more, which can be tailored and customized to support customers’ unique requirements.
With long-term agreements, fixed-price services and transactional solutions, the company offers an increasing variety of work scopes and payment options. The V2500 engine is also backed by an established global network of 17 facilities for MRO, including nine IAE partner facilities, of which three are managed by Pratt & Whitney and its joint ventures.
“China Eastern is a highly valued customer and collaborator of ours with strategic importance,” said Lori Liu, president, Pratt & Whitney China. “The extension of the FHA is another vote of confidence in our strong service offering with proven value adding for airlines customers,” he further added.
More than 7,800 V2500 engines have powered nearly 3,500 aircraft since it entered into service in 1989 with approximately 150 operators in 80 countries. The V2500 has powered more than 135 million flights and accumulated more than 250 million engine flight hours of experience.
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China Eastern Airlines has its headquarters in Shanghai and is one of the largest airlines in China and a long-term customer of Pratt & Whitney. The airline took delivery its first MD-90 aircraft powered by the V2500 engines in 1997 and currently operates more than 100 Airbus A320/A321ceo aircraft powered by the V2500 engines which are almost all covered by an FHA.
