Pratt & Whitney to Expand JT8D Repair Network with ITR-Turborreactores
MADRID, Spain, Sept. 24 -- MRO EUROPE -- Pratt & Whitney and ITR-Turborreactores, S.A. de CV (An ITP Group Company) have signed a letter of intent to establish ITR as a Designated Service Provider (DSP) Center of Excellence in Queretaro, Mexico, for JT8D component repair. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
ITR's 156,700 sq. meter (1,686,704 sq. ft.) facility currently offers a comprehensive portfolio of repair services for JT8D-STD and JT8D-200 engine compressor components.
"The Pratt & Whitney DSP network is an extension of the existing Global Services Partners' MRO capabilities and includes select, independent service providers that complement Pratt & Whitney's services and support operations worldwide," said Jim Guiliano, Vice President, Business Development, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. "With the expanded service capabilities of ITR, we can further improve customer support globally."
ITR is a recognized leader in the aerospace industry, offering comprehensive capabilities in the areas of engine maintenance and repair, specialty manufacturing and technical design and development for a variety of gas turbine 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., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.
Source: Pratt & Whitney
CONTACT:
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+1-860-565-1655, gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com; or Jennifer Whitlow of
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Whitney, +1-860-565-9600, jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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