FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR
SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company,
and its joint venture partner, Turkish Airlines Technic Inc., a subsidiary
of Turkish Airlines (ISE: THYAO), broke ground on a new CFM56(R) and V2500
engine overhaul facility in Istanbul yesterday. Once fully operational, the
25,000-square-meter (269,000-square-foot) center is expected to overhaul up
to 200 engines annually and employ up to 550 people, many of whom will be
from Turkish Technic's highly experienced engine maintenance team.
The groundbreaking took place at Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in
the Anatolian peninsula, approximately 70 km east of Turkish Technic's
existing engine shop at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport. The Pratt
& Whitney Turkish Technic Aircraft Engine Maintenance Center, LLP, or
Turkish Engine Center, is being established to provide maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) services for the CFM56(R) engine family and the
V2500(R)-A5 engine to customers located in Turkey, surrounding regions and
worldwide. Operational readiness of the center is planned for the second
half of 2009.
"The facility's outstanding location, extensive part repair capability
and incorporation of Pratt & Whitney's proven engine MRO processes and
applications will help customers in the region reduce engine overhaul costs
and turnaround times," said Jim Keenan, senior vice president and general
manager, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. "This facility will
adhere to the highest level of United Technologies Corp.'s ACE (Achieving
Competitive Excellence) operating system and the respected standards of the
United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) rating system."
The facility will be built with up to 20 percent recycled material and
use renewable energy sources for a portion of its energy load. In addition,
overall water use on the site is expected to be reduced by 40 percent
compared with conventional facility designs.
"Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is Istanbul's second international
airport and has a great potential for growth. This initiative is in line
with our strategy of becoming a preferred, well known, customer-focused
maintenance organization providing nose to tail maintenance with
exceptional quality and service within its region," said Dr. Ismail Demir,
general manager, Turkish Technic.
Turkish Technic Inc. is the leading maintenance service organization in
its region, providing MRO services for Boeing and Airbus airframe, engine,
auxiliary power units, landing gear and components. Turkish Technic serves
airlines in Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Turkey and the
Commonwealth of Independent States, with its maintenance base in Istanbul
and highly qualified workforce of more than 3,000 personnel.
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP) is a total service
provider for engines made by Pratt & Whitney, International Aero Engines,
General Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI. In addition to engine overhaul and
repair services, GSP provides customers with improved engine performance
and increased asset value through a portfolio of services including line
maintenance, engine monitoring and diagnostics, environmentally friendly
on-wing water washes, leased engines, custom engine service programs, and
new and repaired parts.
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 commercial building industries.
This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning
anticipated business opportunities that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including pre-conditions to a fully functioning shop that
have not yet been met. 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.
CFM and CFM56 are trademarks of CFM International
Pratt & Whitney Contacts: Turkish Technic Contact:
Greg Brostowicz Tahir Kararti
P&W Global Service Partners Turkish Technic
+1.860.565.1655 +90 212 463 63 63
gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com tkararti@thy.com
Jennifer Whitlow
Pratt & Whitney
+1.860.214.7502
jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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CONTACT:
Greg Brostowicz of P&W Global Service
Partners, +1-860-565-1655, gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com;
Jennifer Whitlow of Pratt & Whitney, +1-860-214-7502,
jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com; or Tahir Kararti of Turkish Technic,
+90 212 463 63 63, tkararti@thy.com
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