Jetstar Asia Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Engine Maintenance
SINGAPORE, Feb. 20 / -- SINGAPORE AIRSHOW -- Singapore-based Jetstar Asia Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for an exclusive, intended three-year deal to maintain the airline's fleet of A320 V2500-A5 engines. Terms and conditions will be worked out over the next six months as part of an exclusive memorandum of understanding signed today at the Singapore Airshow. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
Once a definitive agreement is reached, Jetstar Asia's engines will be serviced at the Christchurch Engine Center, which is a Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners and Air New Zealand joint venture company. The first engine is expected to be overhauled this March.
"Jetstar Asia is pleased to have selected the Christchurch Engine Centre after a stringent and detailed process over 12 months," said Ms. Chong Phit Lian, CEO of Jetstar Asia. "We believe that Christchurch Engine Centre will help us meet our company's objective of great work quality at competitive and efficient cost, and yet similarly share our philosophy of high standards of safety and reliability. In this spirit, we believe it is a great stepping stone to a partnership for our airline's development."
"Winning this award from one of Singapore's most successful low cost carriers underscores the competitiveness of our maintenance offerings," said Jim Keenan, senior vice president & general manager, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. "The quality and speed of our services matched with our global reach supports the maintenance needs of our customers worldwide."
The Christchurch Engine Centre was formed in 2001 as a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand. The center overhauls IAE V2500 engines, Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines and the Rolls Royce Dart Engines.
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.
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Source: Pratt & Whitney
CONTACT: Robin Salisbury of Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners,
+1-860-565-8220, robin.salisbury@pw.utc.com; or Betty Tan of Jetstar
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Airways, +65 6318 0865, or Betty.Tan@Jetstarasia.com
Web site: http://www.pratt-whitney.com/
