Sun, Oct 19, 2008
Includes EcoPower Engine Washing Services
Boeing recently awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract with a
value of up to $1.4 billion to support the C-17 aircraft fleet. The
F117 engine maintenance agreement includes a one year contract and
the option to extend for two additional years through 2011.
"This contract extension allows Pratt & Whitney's F117 team
to continue meeting its customers' expectations in the areas of
engine availability, reliability and maintainability while keeping
its customers' fleets at a high level of readiness around the
world," said Bill Begert, vice president of business development
and international programs, Pratt & Whitney. "We are very proud
to continue our support of The Boeing Company and we are always
mindful of the significance of quality, reliability and performance
to the men and women in uniform, our ultimate customer."
The F117 contract covers fleet management support, configuration
control, thrust reversers and EcoPower(R) engine wash services for
the entire F117 fleet of 800 engines. Pratt & Whitney's
EcoPower service uses a closed-loop system with pure, atomized
water to wash aircraft engines, thus avoiding potential contaminant
runoff. The system is more effective and much faster than
traditional engine washing processes.
Four F117s provide exclusive power for the C-17 Globemaster III
-- the world's premier heavy airlifter. With more than 5.8 million
hours of proven military service and more than 40 million hours in
commercial use, the F117/PW2037 reinforces Pratt & Whitney's
promise to deliver Dependable Engines.
The F117-PW-100 is a derivative of Pratt & Whitney's PW2037
commercial engine powering the Boeing 757.
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