Pratt & Whitney GTF engine MRO network formalized

Pratt & Whitney and its OEM collaborators, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation (JAEC) and MTU Aero Engines AG (MTU), signed a definitive agreement formalizing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network through International Aero Engines and naming initial locations where PW1100G-JM engine maintenance visits will be performed. PW1100G-JM engine maintenance locations include Pratt & Whitney’s facility in Christchurch, New Zealand; MTU’s maintenance center in Hanover, Germany; and JAEC’s IHI Corporation overhaul center in Mizuho, Japan. Pratt & Whitney is working to expand its service network beyond its program partners. As the volume of shop visits grows, the overhaul capability will expand outside of the Pratt & Whitney partner network to include airline shops and independent maintenance, repair and overhaul shops as appropriate.