LONDON, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW -- Pratt
& Whitney Global Service Partners, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX)
company, will soon offer its innovative EcoPower(SM) engine wash services
at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam with Martinair as its European launch
customer.
Pratt & Whitney concluded a pilot program with Martinair in May, where
Martinair's fleet of PW4000 engines was washed with the EcoPower service.
Upon successful completion of this pilot program, the Schiphol Airport in
Amsterdam, where Martinair is headquartered, was selected as Pratt &
Whitney's first European EcoPower service center location. Pratt & Whitney
expects to provide EcoPower engine washes to Martinair's entire fleet as
well as to other airlines that fly into Schiphol Airport.
"The EcoPower pilot program met all of our desired results, and we are
very happy with how well it cleans our engines," said Paul Horstink, vice
president Maintenance & Engineering at Martinair. "We now plan to clean all
of our engines regularly with this new method, being the first airline in
the Netherlands to take this environmentally friendly approach."
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.
"EcoPower is one of several environmentally responsive services
provided by Pratt & Whitney," said Anupam Bhargava, general manager, Line
Maintenance Services. "We are focusing on introducing clean technologies
for aerospace manufacturing, repair and maintenance that lower customer
cost with little or no environmental impact."
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, or jennifer.arsenault@pw.utc.com
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