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EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced it has completed the divestiture of its Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Divesting Power Systems allows UTC to focus on its core aerospace and commercial businesses. Pratt & Whitney has entered into a long-term agreement with MHI under which Pratt & Whitney will provide certain...
SINGAPORE, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As Southeast Asia's building industry strives to meet the needs of its growing urban population, building owners are turning to green building as a solution. According to a study by McGraw-Hill Construction, green building activity is on the rise with 89 percent of Singapore building firms expecting more than 60 percent of their projects to be green by 2015. Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and...
CANOGA PARK, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In their fourth launch of 2013, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS successfully propelled the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF military navigation satellite into orbit. The satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The Atlas V is powered by the RD AMROSS RD-180 booster engine and a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 upper-stage...
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced the launch of a new mobile application for its eService online customer service platform. This new mobile application will provide Otis service customers with instant access to open service calls, elevator performance data, and service call logging from a smartphone in select markets. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please...
HARTFORD, Conn., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Connecticut's Department of Administrative Services (CT DAS) and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) have selected NORESCO as one of the qualified energy services providers to its standardized energy savings performance contracting program via CT DAS contract number 12PSX0153. NORESCO, a national leader in energy efficiency and energy infrastructure solutions, utilizes design-build, performance-based...
HARTFORD, Conn., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A webcast of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) Chairman & CEO Louis Chenevert speaking at the Electrical Products Group (EPG) Conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 21. The presentation will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.utc.com, and a recording will be archived later on the website. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company that provides high technology products and...
STRATFORD, Conn., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the S-76D(TM) helicopter has been awarded Type Certification by Mexico's civil aviation authority, the Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC). Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/NE92943) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO) The S-76D helicopter is the newest product...
ISTANBUL, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced a contract to provide two VIP S-92(®) helicopters to the Turkish National Police (TNP) for service to the Turkish Prime Ministry. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO ) The new helicopters will support the Head of State function currently served by one S-92 helicopter operated by the TNP since...
CANOGA PARK, Calif., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The X-51A WaveRider hypersonic vehicle, powered by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's SJY61 scramjet engine, achieved aviation history on May 1 by making the longest-ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight, flying full duration and achieving mission success. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. "This test flight brings aviation closer than ever to the reality of regular, sustained...
HARTFORD, Conn., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced it has commenced cash tender offers (the "Offers") for (1) any and all of two series of outstanding notes issued by the Goodrich Corporation, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of UTC, and (2) up to $500,000,000 of principal amount of the 1.200% Senior Notes due 2015 issued by UTC. Goodrich was acquired by UTC in 2012. With these Offers, UTC expects to pay down a portion of the...
