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Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash Business Experiences 10X Annual Growth

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

July 14, 2008

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FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW —
Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners is on track to complete nearly
5,000 environmentally friendly EcoPower(R) engine washes in 2008, which
represents a 10-fold increase over 2007. Pratt & Whitney is a United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners launched the EcoPower(R)
service business in late 2004 and to date has completed more than 2,500
washes for about 50 customers in 10 countries.

“Our airline customers like EcoPower because it pays for itself in just
weeks and provides significant benefits for up to six months,” said Jim
Keenan, senior vice president and general manager Pratt & Whitney Global
Service Partners. “When EcoPower was created, fuel prices were about half
what they are today. At that time, EcoPower offered a strong return on
investment. Today the value proposition is even stronger, and we don’t see
that changing any time soon.”

EcoPower(R) washes reduce engine fuel burn by as much as 1.2 percent,
eliminate three pounds of carbon dioxide emissions for every pound of fuel
saved, and decrease exhaust gas temperature by as much as 15 degrees
Celsius, improving performance and increasing the amount of time an engine
can stay on wing.

The EcoPower(R) service uses a closed-loop system with pure, atomized
water to wash aircraft engines, thus avoiding potential contaminant runoff.
The system is more effective and much faster than traditional engine
washing processes. Issued patents and applications cover various aspects of
EcoPower(R) engine wash services in several countries relating to features
such as water atomization, the closed-loop system, effluent collection
process and purification techniques.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners is a total service provider for
engines made by Pratt & Whitney, International Aero Engines, General
Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI. In addition to engine overhaul and repair
services, GSP provides customers with improved engine performance and
increased asset value through a portfolio of services including line
maintenance, engine monitoring and diagnostics, environmentally friendly
on-wing water washes, leased engines, custom engine service programs, and
new and repaired parts.

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 commercial building industries.

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