Upgrade Kit Set to Cut Fuel Burn For GP7200 Engine
Engine Alliance is tapping new technology from the GEnx, Leap and Geared Turbofan engines.
Engine Alliance is close to finalizing upgrade details to its GP7200 engine, which powers the Airbus A380.
Engine Alliance is close to finalizing upgrade details to its GP7200 engine, which powers the Airbus A380.

Engine Alliance hopes to roll out a retrofit kit for its GP7200 engine by year-end. The U.S.-based partnership between GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney is targeting at least a 1 percent improvement in fuel burn for the powerplant, which powers around half the fleet of Airbus A380 widebodies.