Pratt & Whitney Shanghai Engine Center to maintain V2500 engines

Pratt & Whitney together with joint venture partner, China Eastern Airlines, have signed an agreement to incorporate V2500 engine overhaul capability in their facility in Shanghai, China. The Pratt & Whitney Shanghai Engine Center will begin overhauling V2500 engines in 2017. The engine center opened in 2009 to perform maintenance on CFM56 engines. The facility’s in-depth repair capabilities, including its 10-meter test cell with capability of up to 80,000 pounds of thrust and state-of-the art information technology system, has provided maintenance, repair and overhaul services to airline customers in China and the Asia Pacific region.