FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR
SHOW -- TAM Linhas Aereas has selected Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100" engines
to power two new Airbus A330 aircraft in a deal valued at more than US$100
million. The contract includes installed and spare engines for two firm
A330-200 aircraft and a 12-year service agreement provided by Pratt &
Whitney Global Service Partners. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
"In a time of soaring fuel prices and growing environmental pressures,
the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine with the Advantage70(TM) technology
upgrade provides excellent fuel efficiency and low maintenance costs for
our new A330 aircraft," said David Barioni Neto, president and CEO, TAM
Linhas Aereas, S.A. "As a long-time customer of Pratt & Whitney, we are
happy to continue our relationship with this new order."
This new order for PW4000 engines is in addition to an order for
engines to power six new A330 aircraft that was announced last year. Sao
Paulo-based TAM Airline currently operates seven A330s with Pratt & Whitney
PW4168A model engines.
"TAM is a market leader in South America and we are excited to have the
opportunity to continue our partnership by powering their long-haul fleet
expansion," said Todd Kallman, president of Pratt & Whitney Commercial
Engines. "We are proud that TAM continues to show confidence in Pratt &
Whitney engines as demonstrated by this follow on order for the PW4000-100"
engine."
The PW4170 model engines with Advantage70 technology will bring
improved environmental and economic performance for the A330 family of
aircraft. The Advantage70 technology upgrade delivers enhanced engine
performance, lower fuel consumption, increased durability and reduced
maintenance costs.
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
SOURCE Pratt & Whitney
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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 of Pratt & Whitney, Int'l Mobile:
+1-860-214-7502, jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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