DALLAS, TX – Pratt & Whitney signed a five-year Engine Management Program (EMP) agreement with Vietnam Airlines. The agreement includes on-wing engine performance monitoring services for 58 engines, covering Vietnam Airlines' entire fleet of PW4000 and V2500 engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company.
"Vietnam Airlines' decision to select Pratt & Whitney to provide engine monitoring services was based on our long history and confidence in their ability to provide proactive and accurate maintenance recommendations through this service," said Nguyen Van Hung, executive vice president, technical, Vietnam Airlines. "Early detection and isolation of problems, as this service provides, will help Vietnam Airlines manage maintenance costs and sustain world-class services and reliability for our customers."
"We are pleased Vietnam Airlines chose to expand our relationship by adding our Engine Management Program to the list of dependable products and services provided by Pratt & Whitney," says Jim Guiliano, vice president, Global Customer Services, Pratt & Whitney. "This service solution will deliver unmatched value to Vietnam Airlines using diagnostic and prognostic data analysis to recommend maintenance to improve reliability and reduce total engine maintenance costs."
