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Pratt Ready to Support GTF in Asia-Pacific

Pratt & Whitney Counts a backlog of some 2,000 engines in Asia-Pacific region

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

February 15, 2016

Pratt & Whitney considers itself well positioned for the introduction of the PW1000G PurePower geared turbofan into revenue service in Asia, with the company having established aftermarket capability in several locations to support a backlog of some 2,000 engines in that region alone. Speaking with AIN just before the start of the Singapore Airshow, Pratt & Whitney commercial engines aftermarket vice-president Liping Xie stressed the importance of the OEM’s 90 years of experience in the aftermarket business and the volume of engines it already supports.

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