WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn.,
Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ --
Airbus, an EADS company, has
selected Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX), to provide the Electric Power Generation System for the
Airbus
A350 XWB.
Slated to enter service in 2013, the A350 XWB (Extra Wide-Body) is Airbus'
newest aircraft model, accommodating between 270 and 350 passengers in three
basic versions.
Hamilton Sundstrand's A350 XWB electric power generation system (EPGS)
comprises four 100 kVA, 230-volt variable frequency generators and four
generator control units. Hamilton Sundstrand estimates total program revenue
of approximately $1 billion.
"Hamilton Sundstrand is proud to have been chosen by Airbus to provide the
electric power generation system for their new A350 XWB family of aircraft,"
said Clif Jacobs, vice president and general manager, Hamilton Sundstrand
Electric Systems. "We are committed to supporting the fuel efficiency and
other operational initiatives of this aircraft through our advanced variable
frequency technologies and more than 60 years of experience in aircraft
electric power generation."
The EPGS will be designed in Rockford, Ill., and manufactured at various
Hamilton Sundstrand plants, including those in Rockford, Phoenix, Ariz.,
Puerto Rico and the Republic of Singapore.
With 2007 revenues of $5.6 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand employs
approximately 18,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Windsor Locks,
Conn. Among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced
aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and
services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for
commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major
supplier for international space programs.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified
company providing high technology products and services to the building and
aerospace industries worldwide.
This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning future
business opportunities and other matters 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 strength of end
market demand in the aerospace industry; as well as company specific items
including the ability to achieve cost reductions at planned levels; challenges
in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies
and new products; and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and
services from suppliers. For information identifying other important economic,
political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other
uncertainties, see UTC's SEC filings as submitted from time to time, including
but not limited to, the information included in UTC's 10-K and 10-Q Reports
under the headings "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Cautionary
Note Concerning Factors that May Affect Future Results," as well as the
information included in UTC's Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Contact: Dan Coulom
860-654-3469
Colleen Carroll
815-226-5428
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