LONDON, FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt &
Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, completed a pilot
program this month with Asiana Airlines, in which the company provided
EcoPower engine wash service on 84 CF6-80C2, PW4000 and V2500 engines.
"We found the EcoPower engine wash to be quick, economical and
environmentally friendly," said Jae-Hoon Ryoo, senior manager, Powerplant
Management for Asiana Airlines. "We expect to see our engines run more
efficiently, which will keep them on wing longer and cost less to operate."
Asiana Airlines, based in Korea, has connections spanning the five seas and
six continents.
"We are thrilled to provide Asiana Airline with this unique EcoPower
service," said Anupam Bhargava, general manager, Line Maintenance Services.
"EcoPower is an environmentally responsive way to help airlines keep their
engines on-wing longer."
The engine washing process is a closed-loop, environmentally friendly
system that uses atomized water to wash aircraft engines. Not only does the
system avoid potentially harmful run-off from the washing process, but it
also is more effective and much faster than traditional engine washing
processes. EcoPower improves engine performance and extends time on wing
for operators of Pratt & Whitney, GE, IAE, CFMI and Rolls Royce engines.
EcoPower wash can reduce fuel burn by as much as 1 percent and increase
engine EGT (exhaust gas temperature) margin by as much as 15 degrees C.
Since EcoPower was established in 2005 at John F. Kennedy Airport in
New York and LAX Airport in Los Angeles, more than 450 washes have been
performed for more than 20 customers on 20 different engine models at 14
locations worldwide.
Global Service Partners, Pratt & Whitney's maintenance, repair and
overhaul (MRO) services business, is an industry leader in customer
solutions and service excellence. It has more than 500 aviation customers
served by a worldwide network of 24 overhaul and repair facilities capable
of servicing all Pratt & Whitney engines, as well as V2500 and CFM56(R)
engines.
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., USA, is a
diversified company providing high technology products and services to the
global aerospace and building industries.
Contact: Jennifer Arsenault
(860) 565-9600
jennifer.arsenault@pw.utc.com
SOURCE Pratt & Whitney
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CONTACT:
Jennifer Arsenault of Pratt & Whitney,
+1-860-565-9600, jennifer.arsenault@pw.utc.com
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