Southwest Airlines to Save Millions in Fuel Costs and Significantly Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions with Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash Services

June 12, 2008

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. , June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines signed a multi-year agreement to use the patented, environmentally friendly EcoPower(R) engine wash system offered by Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

Southwest Airlines, the world's largest operator of CFM56-7B engines, will use EcoPower(R) to save more than $20 million at today's prices in fuel costs annually and eliminate 135 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Southwest is performing regular washes at airports in Orlando and Oakland , where Pratt & Whitney has established new service centers.

"We've seen amazing growth in our EcoPower(R) business as the result of sharply rising fuel costs, increasing environmental focus and proven success of our patented engine wash system," said Jim Keenan , senior vice president and general manager, Global Service Partners. "Southwest Airlines continues to take steps to be a leader in environmental stewardship, and adding EcoPower(R) to its strategy is good for the environment and the bottom line."

EcoPower(R) uses a closed-loop system with atomized water to wash aircraft engines, thus avoiding potential contaminant runoff. The patented system is more effective and much faster than traditional engine washing processes and extends time on-wing for operators of Pratt & Whitney, International Aero Engines, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI engines.

"Southwest is the most efficient airline in the world, and we continue to look for ways to maximize that efficiency," said Jim Sokol , Vice President of Maintenance & Engineering for Southwest AIRLINES. "We are extremely pleased with the results we've seen since beginning regular washes in April with Pratt & Whitney's EcoPower(R) Engine Wash System. The fuel savings and emission reductions have exceeded expectations."

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 64 cities in 32 states. Based in Dallas , Southwest currently operates more than 3,400 flights a day and has more than 33,000 employees system wide.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners is a total service provider for engines made by Pratt & Whitney. In addition to engine overhaul and repair services, GSP provides customers with improved engine performance and increased asset value through a portfolio of services that includes 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.

CFM and CFM56 are trademarks of CFM International

Fuel cost saving estimates are based on the May 2008 average fuel price of $3.72/gal

Greg Brostowicz Jennifer Whitlow Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners Pratt & Whitney 860.565.1655 860.565.9600 [email protected] [email protected]

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