Engines
P&WC hastens support for new engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada is seeing its engines enter service on three new business airplanes this year–the Dassault Falcon 7X, Cessna Mustang and Eclipse

Pratt & Whitney Canada is seeing its engines enter service on three new business airplanes this year–the Dassault Falcon 7X, Cessna Mustang and Eclipse 500–and the powerhouse has made it a priority to advance support activities that previously would have been spread over a longer time, Maria Della Posta, vice president of customer support, told NBAA Convention News.

It has appointed Standard Aero as a designated overhaul facility for the PW600 series (other facilities will be added as more VLJs enter service), and more tooling, parts and spare engines have been supplied to factory service centers. “At maturity for most engines, the spare-engine stock would be about 10 percent of the number of engines in service,” said Della Posta, “but the PW600 is already at a higher-than-normal number of spare engines. Service is an investment, not a cost.”