Pratt & Whitney Announces Investment in West Palm Beach Facility

PARIS, June 17, 2019 – Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced an investment of up to $45 million in its existing West Palm Beach facility that will further expand the facility’s footprint to meet the growing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capacity needs for the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine family. Investment began in 2018, with the total investment expected to be completed by the end of 2020. The West Palm Beach Engine Center converted from PW1100G-JM engine production to overhaul capability in 2018.

"Pratt & Whitney is excited to continue to grow and invest in the GTF MRO network," said Joe Sylvestro, vice president of Aftermarket Operations at Pratt & Whitney. "The West Palm Beach site has an incredibly talented workforce and has shown their ability to handle the ramp up in both engine production and overhaul. This investment will allow the site to focus on MRO and continue to showcase Pratt & Whitney’s world-class service capabilities for the GTF engine family."

The $45 million investment will support ongoing efforts to increase the capacity and capability of the West Palm Beach site to perform GTF engine disassembly, assembly and test operations. The West Palm Beach facility inducted its first GTF MRO engine in October 2018.

Pratt & Whitney opened its original 7,000-acre facility in West Palm Beach in 1958, focusing on engineering and research. In 2014, the company opened its 97,000-square foot West Palm Beach Engine Center and state-of-the-art engine production facility which will continue to produce and test F135 engines, auxiliary power units (APUs) and turbojets.

Pratt & Whitney has made more than $250 million in capital investments in its West Palm Beach facility since 2000 to support the production of the world's only geared turbofan commercial engine, the Pratt & Whitney GTF, as well as the F135 engine for the world's only fifth generation fighter jet.

Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engine MRO Network Continues to Grow Capacity, Capabilities

MRO EUROPE, October 16, 2018 – The global network of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities that service Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines is rapidly growing capacity and capabilities across the network to provide the best value and highest quality maintenance support for GTF engine customers. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

“The GTF MRO network is laser focused on adding capacity and experience to best service our customers as we see shop visits increasing over the next several years,” said Joe Sylvestro, vice president, Aftermarket Operations, Pratt & Whitney. “Through the first half of the year, we saw GTF MRO output double over last year, a significant milestone across the network. At Pratt & Whitney, we’re continuing to invest in our facilities and state-of-the-art technologies, especially for assembly and inspection, to deliver products quicker with the highest quality.”

The GTF MRO network, comprising engine centers from the industry’s leading MRO companies, includes Pratt & Whitney, MTU Aero Engines (MTU), Japanese Aero Engines Corporation (JAEC), Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and most recently, Delta TechOps. As engine volume grows, the network will continue to expand to include other worldwide airline, MRO and repair facilities.

 “Today, the growing GTF MRO network spans three continents, and we expect the network to expand to eight engine centers by 2020,” said Eva Azoulay, vice president, Engine Services, Pratt & Whitney. “We’re excited to see the network continue to grow, increase output and be able to support airlines with a variety of aftermarket services.”

The GTF MRO network is part of Pratt & Whitney’s EngineWise™ service portfolio, which provides engine operators with a variety of aftermarket services to maximize engine performance and fleet availability. Visit http://www.EngineWise.com/contact for an interactive map of GTF MRO network providers and respective locations.