China Southern Selects Pratt & Whitney PW4170 Advantage70 Engines

China Southern Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power its order of 16 Airbus A330 aircraft.

The contract, which is valued at $1.29 billion, also includes a 15-year Fleet Management Plan for engine maintenance.

“We selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine because of the environmental and operational benefits provided by this engine,” said Su-Guang Dong, executive vice president, Engineering and Maintenance, China Southern. “We are pleased with the performance of our PW4170-powered A330 aircraft as well as the support provided by Pratt & Whitney. The engine provides excellent reliability and significant cost-savings.”

China Southern Airlines is the largest airline in China, and the third in IATA’s 240 member airlines marked by passengers carried and in terms of fleet size.

Pratt & Whitney offers the Advantage70 both as a new engine and as an upgrade kit for existing engines. The upgrade includes a suite of technology enhancements that can be incorporated into a fleet during engine overhaul.