Pratt & Whitney to Expand JT8D Repair Network with ITR-Turborreactores

Sept. 24, 2008
P&W, ITR sign letter of intent to establish ITR as a Designated Service Provider Center of Excellence in Queretaro, Mexico.

MADRID, Spain -- 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.

ITR's 156,700-square-meter (1,686,704-square-foot) 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," says 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."