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Pratt & Whitney Wins US$130 Million PW4000 Engine Order from Uzbekistan Airways

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

July 18, 2008

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FARNBOROUGH, England, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — FARNBOROUGH AIR
SHOW — Uzbekistan Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney PW4000-94″ engines
to power an order for new Boeing 767 aircraft in a deal valued at more than
US$130 million. The agreement, which is subject to approval of the
Uzbekistan government, includes installed engines for four firm Boeing 767
aircraft and one spare engine. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

“We are delighted to have the performance, fuel efficiency and low
emissions of the PW4000 engine for our new Boeing 767 aircraft,” said
Gennady Kharlap, Deputy General Director of Uzbekistan Airways. “As we
continue to grow our fleet, it is important to have the dependable products
and world-class service that Pratt & Whitney delivers day in and day out.”

Uzbekistan Airways currently operates Pratt & Whitney-powered 757, 767
and A310 aircraft. Deliveries for the new PW4000-94″ engines are planned to
begin in 2013.

“The PW4000-94″ engine brings the right combination of performance and
value for the Boeing 767 and we are excited to deliver that value to
Uzbekistan Airways,” said Todd Kallman, president of Pratt & Whitney
Commercial Engines. “The proven reliability of the PW4000 makes it the
engine of choice for the Boeing 767.”

Pratt & Whitney has over 16,000 aircraft engines installed with
hundreds of airlines around the world. Additionally, Pratt & Whitney is a
leading partner in two joint venture companies that manufacture commercial
aircraft engines: International Aero Engines, which makes the V2500 for the
Airbus A320 family of aircraft, and the Engine Alliance, whose GP7200
engine is FAR 33 certified for the new Airbus A380.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and
service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas
turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified
company providing high technology products and services to the global
aerospace and building industries.

This release includes “forward looking statements” concerning
anticipated business opportunities that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements
include changes in the health of the global economy and the aerospace
industry. For information identifying other important economic, political,
regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see
UTC’s 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC.

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