Air Memphis Selects Pratt & Whitney's Engine Management Program

Sept. 28, 2010
Pratt & Whitney's Engine Management Programs provide expert analysis of engine operational data

LONDON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- MRO EUROPE - Air Memphis signed an exclusive five-year Engine Management Program agreement with Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP) for the airline's fleet of V2500 engines.  Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

Pratt & Whitney's Engine Management Programs provide expert analysis of engine operational data to monitor and forecast engine health and maintenance.  Through the agreement, Pratt & Whitney's team of skilled engine performance analysts will leverage its web-based Advanced Diagnostics & Engine Management (ADEM™) tools to help Air Memphis achieve superior reliability and lower maintenance costs throughout the lives of its engines.  

"Pratt & Whitney's Engine Management Program will help us predict and reduce costs while improving the reliability of our fleet," said Air Memphis Chairman Hamdy M. Eisa.  "The program will help optimize our engine maintenance schedules and improve our operational efficiency."

"We are excited to offer Air Memphis a flexible solution to meet the airline's needs," said Andrew Tanner, vice president, Pratt & Whitney Product Line Management.  "The Pratt & Whitney GSP team is confident this proactive service will provide value to Air Memphis and its customers."

Air Memphis, a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt, was launched in 1995.

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.  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.

V2500 is a registered trademark of International Aero Engines, AG

ADEM is a trademark of United Technologies Corporation

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