PARIS: MTU has year to remember

Germany’s leading engine manufacturer announced orders valued at almost $1bn, with the PW1000G family of geared turbofan engines doing particularly well.
“What airlines are betting on today is cost- and fuel-efficient engines,” said MTU CEO Reiner Winkler. “GTF technology has established itself in the market faster than any other engine technology ever before. With our high market share in programs for short- and medium-range aircraft as well as regional and business jets, we also stand to benefit from the aftermarket business in future,” Winkler continues to explain. The total volume of orders for engines in which MTU has a stake also includes propulsion systems for long-haul airplanes.
For MTU, the geared turbofan (GTF) engines for the Airbus A320neo family ranked top of the list in terms of orders received at the trade show. The largest order came in from Turkish Airlines; taken together with the deals signed by SMBC Aviation Capital, a leading global aircraft leasing company, Korean Air and the China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC),led to a total of 170 aircraft powered by PurePower PW1100G engines were purchased for the customers’ A320neo fleets.
MTU also benefits from business with latest-generation widebody aircraft: Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group has selected the GEnx engine for 20 Boeing 747-8F freighters. Other new orders were received for the GE9X for the Boeing 777X. Customer Qatar Airways will add another ten of the Boeing long-range aircraft to its fleet and has placed a firm order for the GE9X engines to power them.