FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW --
Asiana Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112" engines to power
three new Boeing 777-200ER aircraft in a deal valued at more than US$135
million. The contract includes installed engines and a long-term service
agreement provided by Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. Pratt &
Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
"As a long-time Pratt & Whitney customer we are delighted to continue
our relationship with this order for additional PW4090 model engines," said
K. H. Ma, senior vice president and chief purchasing officer, Asiana
Airlines. "As we continue to grow our fleet and expand our route network,
it is important to have the dependable products and world-class service
that Pratt & Whitney delivers day in and day out."
Asiana currently operates 777-200ERs with PW4090 engines, Airbus
A330-300 aircraft with PW4168A engines and A320-family aircraft powered by
V2500 engines. Deliveries for the new PW4090 engines will begin in 2009.
"We are excited to continue our partnership with Asiana Airlines by
powering their current fleet expansion," said Todd Kallman, president,
Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines. "We are proud that Asiana continues to
show confidence in Pratt & Whitney with this follow-on order for PW4090
engines and we look forward to supporting Asiana's growth for decades to
come."
Pratt & Whitney has over 16,000 aircraft engines installed with
hundreds of airlines around the world. Additionally, Pratt & Whitney is a
leading partner in two joint venture companies that manufacture commercial
aircraft engines: International Aero Engines, which makes the V2500 for the
Airbus A320 family of aircraft, and the Engine Alliance, whose GP7200
engine is FAR 33 certified for the new Airbus A380.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and
service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas
turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified
company providing high technology products and services to the global
aerospace and building industries.
This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning
anticipated business opportunities that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements
include changes in the health of the global economy and the aerospace
industry. For information identifying other important economic, political,
regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see
UTC's 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC.
Matthew Perra Jennifer Whitlow
Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines Pratt & Whitney
Int'l Mobile: +1.860.595.6515 Int'l Mobile: +1.860.214.7502
matthew.perra@pw.utc.com jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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CONTACT:
Matthew Perra, Pratt & Whitney Commercial
Engines, Int'l Mobile, +1-860-595-6515, matthew.perra@pw.utc.com,
or Jennifer Whitlow, Pratt & Whitney, Int'l Mobile,
+1-860-214-7502, jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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