CIT Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G Engines to Power Up to 50 Airbus A320neo Aircraft Family

CIT Group Inc.  CIT today announced from the 49th International Paris Air Show that CIT Aerospace has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G engines for its order of the Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The deal includes 60 PW1100G engines and options for up to 40 additional engines installed on aircraft.  Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2016. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. UTX. "The purchase of these PurePower engines for our new A320neo aircraft supports our vision to offer the most modern, technologically advanced fleets in the industry," said Jeff Knittel , President of Transportation Finance at CIT. "Our customers' success depends on fuel-efficient, dependable engines and we continue to expand our portfolio to meet the demands of our customer base." Each CIT Aerospace Pratt & Whitney-powered neo family aircraft will be powered by two PurePower PW1100G engines with benefits including double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs when compared with today's engines.