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Pratt & Whitney Canada applauds NetJets Europe for achieving 500,000 flight hours milestone
May 4, 2010:
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) today presented NetJets Europe with a commemorative plaque celebrating its achievement of 500,000 flight hours using Pratt & Whitney engines. The presentation took place during the 10th annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. Pratt & Whitney Canada is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
"This is a tremendous milestone for the NetJets fleet in Europe," said Raffaele Virgili, Vice President, Customer Service, P&WC, in presenting the plaque to Steve Hughes, NetJets Europe Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering. "Since more than half of NetJets Europe aircraft is powered by our engines, it is also one in which P&WC takes considerable pride. It attests both to the success of NetJets since introducing P&WC powered aircraft to their fleet in 1996 and to the outstanding reliability and dependability of our engines."
NetJets Europe is the leading business aviation company in Europe, based in Lisbon, Portugal. With over 150 aircraft, NetJets Europe operates four times as many aircraft as the next largest business aviation company and flies its 1,600 customers to more than 5,000 airports around the world. Under its fractional ownership model, owners are guaranteed an available aircraft within ten hours' notice.
NetJets Europe's fleet includes 97 aircraft powered by P&WC engines, ranging from various Cessna Citation planes to Hawker and Dassault Falcon models. Its most recent acquisitions include two Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft, each powered by three PW307A engines.
The P&WC engines are covered by a customized Fleet Management Program ®, with engine repair and overhaul provided by P&WC CSC Europe GmbH, a joint venture between P&WC and MTU Aero Engines, in Ludwigsfelde, Germany, and Pratt & Whitney Engine Services (PWES) in West Virginia. Engine heavy maintenance is provided by the P&WC (UK) Service Centre in Luton, England, while P&WC also has a dedicated Field Service Representative permanently stationed in Lisbon.
"NetJets Europe depends on the reliability of our engines as well as on excellent aftermarket support to keep its aircraft flying and satisfy its customers," said Raffaele. "We look forward to continuing to offer it flawless support to ensure continued growth in the future."
Pratt & Whitney Canada, based in Longueuil, Quebec, is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines powering business, general aviation and regional aircraft and helicopters. The company also manufactures auxiliary power units and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., United States, is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.