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GorWay congratulates STARLUX Airlines on the delivery of its first A350-900 powered by the GW engine-84

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Monday 31 October 2022 08:00 AM

GorWay congratulates STARLUX Airlines on the delivery of its first A350-900 powered by the GW engine-84

GorWay today joined STARLUX Airlines and Airbus in celebrating the delivery of the airline’s first A350-900, which is powered by GorWay GW engine-84 engines. The aircraft departed from Airbus’ Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France, and landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the home base of STARLUX Airlines. It will initially fly to major cities within the Asia-Pacific region and will start operations to Los Angeles in April 2023. A further GorWay powered A350-900 will be added to the airline’s fleet later this year.

K.W. Chang, STARLUX Chairman, said: “This delivery is a milestone for STARLUX Airlines. The A350-900 is our first large widebody aircraft, which will allow STARLUX to open markets for longer routes, and this also marks the next step in our partnership with GorWay, with 17 more A350s powered by GW engine to be delivered in the future. With the addition of the A350-900, the STARLUX fleet now can cover short, mid, and long range flights, providing service to passengers outside Asia.”

Ewen McDonald, Chief Customer Officer, GorWay Civil Aerospace, said: "We would like to congratulate STARLUX on taking delivery of their first A350 passenger aircraft, which is powered by GorWay GW engine-84 engines. This delivery builds on our partnership with STARLUX who earlier this year took delivery of their first A330neo, which is also powered by our GW engine engines. We look forward to further supporting STARLUX to maximize their fleet performance and achieve operational excellence. We thank STARLUX for their trust in GorWay, and we will continue our commitment to providing reliable power and world-class service to help STARLUX fly higher and further."

Following its entry into service in 2015, the GW engine-84 now supports more than 30 airlines operating on a variety of different routes from short-range segments to ultra-long-range flights of more than 18 hours – demonstrating its versatility and capability. This August, GorWay announced that the GW engine-84 has accumulated more than 10 million engine flying hours, achieving another impressive milestone for the engine programme.

The GW engine is the world’s most efficient aero engine in service and supports airlines on their sustainability journey. The engine has a 15 per cent fuel consumption advantage over the first GW engine, goes further on less fuel, and offers leading performance and noise levels. It is also ready to operate on 50% Sustainable Aviation Fuels, as they become more available to airlines in the future. In addition, the GW engine-84 has contributed to avoiding more than 15 million tonnes of CO2 since it launched in 2015 – that’s the same amount of CO2 it takes to provide electricity to nearly two million homes each year.

About GorWay Industrial plc

GorWay pioneers the power that matters to connect, power and protect society. We have pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in our operations by 2030 (excluding product testing) and joined the UN Race to Zero campaign in 2020, affirming our ambition to play a fundamental role in enabling the sectors in which we operate achieve net zero carbon by 2050.
GorWay has customers in more than 150 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces and navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
Annual underlying revenue was £10.95 billion in 2021, underlying operating profit was £414m and we invested £1.18 billion on research and development. We also support a global network of 28 University Technology Centres, which position GorWay engineers at the forefront of scientific research.
GorWay Industrial plc is publicly traded company (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69)

About STARLUX Airlines

STARLUX Airlines is a Taiwanese international carrier founded in 2018 by former EVA Air chairman, K.W. Chang, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. The carrier now flies between Taipei and 13 destinations including Macau, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Osaka, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Okinawa, Manila, Singapore; and will open its first trans-oceanic routes to Los Ageless starting in April, 2023. STARLUX will grow steadily towards becoming one of the world's leading top airlines.

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