The agreement allows Pratt & Whitney to tailor coverage to meet the Angola state-owned airline’s operating environment.

Irene Makris, vice president of customer service at Pratt & Whitney Canada, said: “Airlines that provide regional connectivity such as TAAG play a vital role in helping customers travel to major urban centres, often for connections to international destinations.

“Consequently, the dispatch reliability of regional aircraft plays a critical role in keeping the entire ecosystem operating efficiently and economically. By maintaining TAAG’s PW150A engines we are helping to ensure optimal aircraft availability and engine asset management.”

The agreement also includes Pratt & Whitney‘s proprietary oil-analysis technology and its FAST™ diagnostic and prognostic solution which captures, analyses and wirelessly sends full-flight data intelligence to the customer within minutes of engine shutdown.

Nelson de Oliveira, chief executive of TAAG Airlines, said: “With a roughly 75-passenger capacity, optimal fuel efficiency, and overall reliability, the PW150A-powered Dash 8-400 fits our needs.

“P&WC’s FMP programme is ideal for us as we can rely on the proven expertise of the engine original equipment manufacturer to ensure we gain maximum productivity and efficiency from our PW150A engines.”

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