Pratt & Whitney Completes EcoPower(SM) Pilot Program With Asiana
Posted on: Monday, 17 July 2006, 12:00 CDT
LONDON, FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, completed a pilot program this month with Asiana Airlines, in which the company provided EcoPower engine wash service on 84 CF6-80C2, PW4000 and V2500 engines.
"We found the EcoPower engine wash to be quick, economical and environmentally friendly," said Jae-Hoon Ryoo, senior manager, Powerplant Management for Asiana Airlines. "We expect to see our engines run more efficiently, which will keep them on wing longer and cost less to operate." Asiana Airlines, based in Korea, has connections spanning the five seas and six continents.
"We are thrilled to provide Asiana Airline with this unique EcoPower service," said Anupam Bhargava, general manager, Line Maintenance Services. "EcoPower is an environmentally responsive way to help airlines keep their engines on-wing longer."
The engine washing process is a closed-loop, environmentally friendly system that uses atomized water to wash aircraft engines. Not only does the system avoid potentially harmful run-off from the washing process, but it also is more effective and much faster than traditional engine washing processes. EcoPower improves engine performance and extends time on wing for operators of Pratt & Whitney, GE, IAE, CFMI and Rolls Royce engines. EcoPower wash can reduce fuel burn by as much as 1 percent and increase engine EGT (exhaust gas temperature) margin by as much as 15 degrees C.
Since EcoPower was established in 2005 at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and LAX Airport in Los Angeles, more than 450 washes have been performed for more than 20 customers on 20 different engine models at 14 locations worldwide.
Global Service Partners, Pratt & Whitney's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services business, is an industry leader in customer solutions and service excellence. It has more than 500 aviation customers served by a worldwide network of 24 overhaul and repair facilities capable of servicing all Pratt & Whitney engines, as well as V2500 and CFM56(R) engines.
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., USA, is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
Contact: Jennifer Arsenault (860) 565-9600 jennifer.arsenault@pw.utc.com
Pratt & Whitney
CONTACT: Jennifer Arsenault of Pratt & Whitney, +1-860-565-9600,jennifer.arsenault@pw.utc.com
Web site: http://www.pratt-whitney.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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