Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR have signed an agreement
to collaborate on achieving 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
readiness in the PW127 series of engines by 2025, including the new
PW127XT.
“Our collaboration with ATR will be
underway throughout 2023 and 2024 and builds on our recent 100%
SAF test flight with Braathens Regional Airlines, which was an
industry first for regional aviation,” said Anthony Rossi, Vice
President Sales and Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “Alongside
our efforts to continually enhance aircraft engine efficiency, SAF
has a critical role to play on the journey to achieve the aviation
industry’s goal of net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. While all Pratt
& Whitney Canada engines have already been certified for 50% SAF
blends for more than a decade, ensuring readiness to operate with
100% SAF blends in future will allow us to maximise their
potential for decarbonisation.”
Last year, ATR, Pratt & Whitney
Canada and Braathens Regional Airlines jointly conducted a
successful flight test on an ATR 72-600 aircraft with both PW127M
engines fueled exclusively with SAF.
The turboprop manufacturer is aiming
to obtain 100% SAF certification for its ATR 42 and 72
aircraft by 2025.
“It is our collective
responsibility as an industry to continue taking action to ensure
that the vital connections provided by our aircraft across the
globe are operated sustainably,” said Nathalie Tarnaud Laude,
ATR’s Chief Executive Officer. “We have recently demonstrated with
our collaborators, Braathens Regional Airlines and Pratt & Whitney
Canada, that ATR aircraft are SAF-ready. Now, we need to continue
to join forces to increase SAF availability, as part of our common
journey towards net-zero.”
