TOULOUSE, France - Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR announced an agreement to collaborate to achieve 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) readiness in PW127 series engines by 2025, including the new PW127XT.

"Our collaboration with ATR will be underway throughout 2023 and 2024 and builds on our recent 100% SAF test flight with Braathens Regional Airlines, which was an industry first for regional aviation," said Anthony Rossi, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Canada.

In June 2022, ATR, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Braathens Regional Airlines jointly conducted a successful flight test on an ATR 72-600 aircraft with both PW127M engines fueled exclusively with SAF.

ATR is aiming to obtain the 100% SAF certification for its ATR 42 and 72 aircraft by 2025.