Saudi Arabian Airlines and Pratt & Whitney have signed an agreement expanding the latter's EcoPower engine wash service network to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The agreement provides for Saudi Arabian Airlines, via Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries, the technical arm of the airline, to wash its own engines and provide engine wash services to other commercial airlines that fly within the Kingdom. Under the agreement, Saudi Arabian Airlines will operate two EcoPower service center locations in Jeddah and Riyadh with options to expand to other locations throughout the Kingdom. Saudi Arabian Airlines will have capability to wash all engine types within their fleet and nearly any commercial aero engine in service today, including JT9D, PW4000, PW2000, GE90, Trent700, CF6, V2500, CFM56 and CF34 engines. “Increasing fuel efficiency and decreasing CO2 emissions are top priorities for Saudi Arabian Airlines,” said Director General Khalid Abdullah Almolhem. “Operating as an authorized EcoPower service center, we can now promote these benefits to all operators who fly within the Kingdom,” said Ali Milaat, managing director of Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries, the technical arm of Saudi Arabian Airlines. “We are pleased to expand the availability of EcoPower engine wash services through this partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines,” said Todd Kallman, president, Commercial Engines & Global Services, Pratt & Whitney. “We hope to see continued expansion into the Middle East/North African region.” Saudi Arabian Airlines operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 70 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Pratt & Whitney's exclusive EcoPower engine wash system reduces fuel burn by as much as 1.2 percent, eliminating approximately three pounds of carbon dioxide emissions for every pound of fuel saved, while also decreasing engine gas temperature.
