These GTF-powered aircraft fly more passengers, farther, more sustainably, and with lower operating costs - helping Frontier add new routes and keep fares low.” “With up to 20 percent in savings, GTF engines are the most fuel efficient with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions for the Airbus A320neo family. Our employees, who voted to name this plane in his honor, carry on his vision with new technologies like the revolutionary geared fan at the heart of our GTF engines,” said Rick Deurloo, president of Commercial Engines at Pratt & Whitney. “Frederick Rentschler transformed aviation with the most efficient, dependable engines of their time. All Frontier aircraft feature an animal on their tail, many of them endangered and threatened species. Rentschler was a trailblazer in aviation, designing engines that were dramatically lighter and more fuel efficient than their predecessors. The debut event in Tampa also included the unveiling of a highly striking special-edition aircraft livery, along with the animal featured on the aircraft’s tail – Frederick the Bald Eagle, inspired by Pratt & Whitney and named for its founder Frederick B. Frontier continues to lead the way in reducing fuel consumption and lessening our environmental footprint and the addition of the A321neo to our fleet is another step in that journey,” Biffle added. airlines and are capable of delivering immediate, tangible reductions in fuel consumption, carbon emissions and engine noise. even greener with these aircraft able to achieve 120 miles per gallon per seat,” said Barry Biffle, president and CEO, Frontier Airlines. “They are the most fuel-efficient aircraft in operation among major U.S. “The addition of these new A321neo’s to our fleet will make the greenest airline in the U.S. Frontier currently has 226 aircraft in total on order which will nearly triple its fleet size by the end of the decade. The aircraft is the first of 158 A321neo’s to be delivered to the ultra-low-cost carrier by leading airplane manufacturer Airbus between now and 2029. Frontier’s A321neo’s will generate significantly lower carbon emissions and engine noise, furthering the efforts of America’s Greenest Airline to reduce its environmental footprint. The 240-seat A321neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney’s groundbreaking GTF engines, will be the most fuel-efficient commercial aircraft among any U.S. Tampa – Octo– Today, Frontier Airlines ( Nasdaq: ULCC ) officially unveiled its first ultra-fuel-efficient Airbus A321neo aircraft at an event at Tampa International Airport (TPA).
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