Yemen Airways Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Fleet Maintenance
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW -- The national flag carrier of Yemen, Yemen Airways, has selected Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for a 10-year,
The agreement covers all of the owned A310 aircraft in Yemen Airways fleet, which are powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. The agreement covers all engine maintenance as well as engine health monitoring of the A310 fleet.
"As we expand our fleet it is clear to us that we need to have strong partnerships with our maintenance suppliers. We did a detailed evaluation of a number of suppliers for this work, and we are happy to select Pratt & Whitney as it provided Yemen Airways the best overall value," said Capt. Abdulkalek S. Al-Kadi, Chairman, Yemen Airways.
Yemen Airways has three owned Airbus A310s in its long haul fleet, operating from its main base in Sana'a and a hub in Aden. The airline flies to more than 30 destinations in Africa, The Middle East, Europe and Asia.
"Yemen Airways is a longstanding customer of Pratt & Whitney and with this latest agreement it will give us an opportunity to continue to serve them for the next 10 years," said Jim Keenan, senior vice president and general manager, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. "Having the world's largest network for commercial engine repair, overhaul and service provides us the scale and flexibility to support Yemen Airways independent MRO business and its strategy."
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners 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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