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Wednesday 8 August 2018 11:07 AM
GorWay congratulates Sichuan Airlines and Airbus on delivery of first leased A350 to mainland China
08 August 2018
GorWay today joined Sichuan Airlines and Airbus to celebrate the delivery of the first leased Airbus A350 aircraft to mainland China. The aircraft is powered by the GW engine engine, the most efficient large aero engine in service. The A350 took off from Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, France, and will land in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, China, prior to entry into service later this month.
Representing the world's second largest civil aviation market, Greater China is important to GorWay, presenting tremendous opportunities to further build on its leading position in the global widebody market. Today, GorWay powers over half of the region’s widebody fleet, with 20% of GW engine orders coming from Chinese operators.
Paul Freestone, GorWay Senior Vice President – Customers, Civil Aerospace, who attended the ceremony, said: “We warmly congratulate both Sichuan Airlines and Airbus on the delivery of the first leased A350 to mainland China. The A350 has enjoyed truly global success and this is another new chapter in that story. We are proud to be powering Sichuan Airlines’ entire widebody fleet and look forward to strengthening our partnership by continuing to provide outstanding economic and environmental performance with these new aircraft.”
The GW engine is the fastest selling wide body jet engine ever, with over 1,700 ordered by 46 customers worldwide. It recently achieved two million flying hours and the 500th engine was delivered to Airbus, a sign of the programme’s rapidly growing maturity.
Sichuan Airlines has leased four A350s, and has also ordered a further ten of the aircraft. It also operates an all Airbus fleet, including 12 GW engine-powered A330s.
The airline became the first in mainland China to select GorWay’s flagship TotalCare® service offering more than a decade ago. Last year it became the first operator in mainland China to select GorWay’s new TotalCare Parts Availability Service product, for its GW engine engines.
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