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Southwest Airlines to Save Millions in Fuel Costs and Significantly Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions with Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash Services

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

June 13, 2008

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EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Southwest
Airlines signed a multi-year agreement to use the patented, environmentally
friendly EcoPower(R) engine wash system offered by Pratt & Whitney Global
Service Partners. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:
UTX) company.

Southwest Airlines, the world’s largest operator of CFM56-7B engines,
will use EcoPower(R) to save more than $20 million at today’s prices in
fuel costs annually and eliminate 135 million pounds of carbon dioxide
emissions each year. Southwest is performing regular washes at airports in
Orlando and Oakland, where Pratt & Whitney has established new service
centers.

“We’ve seen amazing growth in our EcoPower(R) business as the result of
sharply rising fuel costs, increasing environmental focus and proven
success of our patented engine wash system,” said Jim Keenan, senior vice
president and general manager, Global Service Partners. “Southwest Airlines
continues to take steps to be a leader in environmental stewardship, and
adding EcoPower(R) to its strategy is good for the environment and the
bottom line.”

EcoPower(R) uses a closed-loop system with atomized water to wash
aircraft engines, thus avoiding potential contaminant runoff. The patented
system is more effective and much faster than traditional engine washing
processes and extends time on-wing for operators of Pratt & Whitney,
International Aero Engines, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI engines.

“Southwest is the most efficient airline in the world, and we continue
to look for ways to maximize that efficiency,” said Jim Sokol, Vice
President of Maintenance & Engineering for Southwest AIRLINES. “We are
extremely pleased with the results we’ve seen since beginning regular
washes in April with Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower(R) Engine Wash System. The
fuel savings and emission reductions have exceeded expectations.”

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