Southwest Airlines to Save Millions in Fuel Costs, Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Southwest Airlines signed a multi-year agreement to use the patented, environmentally friendly EcoPower engine wash system offered by Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company.

Southwest Airlines, the world’s largest operator of CFM56-7B engines, will use EcoPower to save more than $20 million at today’s prices in fuel costs annually and eliminate 135 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

Southwest is performing regular washes at airports in Orlando and Oakland, where Pratt & Whitney has established new service centers.

EcoPower uses a closed-loop system with atomized water to wash aircraft engines, thus avoiding potential contaminant runoff. The patented system is more effective and much faster than traditional engine washing processes and extends time on-wing for operators of Pratt & Whitney, International Aero Engines, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI engines.