Pratt & Whitney opens customer training center in Hyderabad

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies, reported the grand opening of its India customer training center in Hyderabad. The training center will be housed at United Technologies Corporation India. Aircraft engineers and technicians will be trained on current and new engine models at this facility. Today, more than 300 aircraft in India are powered by Pratt & Whitney and IAE International Aero Engines AG engines. This number will increase rapidly as the new PurePower PW1000G family of engines enters service in India with IndiGo, GoAir and Air Costa. The PurePower engine is also known as the Geared Turbofan engine, or GTF engine. The Customer Training Center will provide key training for GTF engine and V2500 engine customers, beginning with a capacity of training the equivalent of 2,000 students attending a one-week class per year, with growth capability of up to 4,000 students per year. Building on Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford and Beijing training facilities, this third facility in Hyderabad, India, will satisfy training demand in a fast emerging market like India.