Pratt & Whitney, an American aircraft engine manufacturer, has promised to reimburse Air Astana expenditures related to acquiring aircraft engines as the two companies signed a long-term agreement.
«A set of agreements with Pratt & Whitney that includes long-term contracts on technical maintenance are going to solve the problem of our costs,» Air Astana said in a statement. The company hasn’t revealed any financial details, though.
The context. In late January, analysts of Halyk Finance said that Air Astana could pull 17 out of 49 aircraft out of operation due to flaws in aircraft engines produced by...