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Etihad, Engine Alliance in $1.5 billion engine deal


    ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Etihad Airways inked a $1.5 billion deal with Engine Alliance, owned by General Electric and United Technologies unit Pratt & Whitney, to provide engines for its planned fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft.

    The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said on Monday the GP7200 engines would be used to power a first batch of 10 A380s set to enter its fleet from 2014.

    The contract includes long-term fleet management for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the engines.

    Emirates and Air France currently operate GP7200-powered A380s.

    Etihad said in January its revenue grew 29 percent to $2.95 billion in 2010 and it was on track to break even this year and earn a profit in 2012.

    (Reporting by Praveen Menon; Editing by Dan Lalor)