FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR
SHOW -- Capital Cargo International Airlines, a global airport-to-airport
freight transporter, has selected Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners
for a five-year, Line Maintenance Services agreement. Pratt & Whitney is a
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
The agreement covers specific as well as any other on-condition Line
Maintenance Services that Capital Cargo International Airlines may require
for entry into service aircraft, as well as future owned or leased Boeing
757 planes in Capital Cargo's fleet.
"Capital Cargo International Airlines looks forward to continued
excellent customer support from Pratt & Whitney with our newest fleet
type," said Al Snyder, director of maintenance, Capital Cargo International
Airlines.
Capital Cargo International Airlines is a B727 and B757 F.A.R. 121
Supplemental Air Carrier based in Orlando, Florida, that operates 14 B727
aircraft and has recently added a B757 to its fleet, which provides ACMI
(Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) for airport-to-airport freight
transportation services to domestic and international clients.
Capital Cargo's focus is to remain highly service oriented and capable
of adapting quickly to the needs of its customers allowing crews and
aircraft to be deployed quickly and be highly responsive to schedule and
load changes and routing demands.
"Pratt & Whitney's worldwide network is one of the industry's largest,
which allows for the responsiveness and flexibility that Capital Cargo
requires for its business model," said Joanne Hastings, director, Line
Maintenance Services, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. "We can
deploy skilled technicians from points around the globe who can tap into
our strong engineering talent and 80 plus years of jet engine manufacturing
experience."
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners 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.
Greg Brostowicz Jennifer Whitlow
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners Pratt & Whitney
860.565.1655 860.214.5595
gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
SOURCE Pratt & Whitney
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Related links:
http://www.pratt-whitney.com/
CONTACT:
Greg Brostowicz of Pratt & Whitney Global
Service Partners, +1-860-565-1655, gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com,
or Jennifer Whitlow of Pratt & Whitney, +1-860-214-5595,
jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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