Evergreen International Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney for Long-Term Service Agreement

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, and Evergreen International Airlines, Inc., a global cargo operator headquartered in McMinnville, Ore., have signed a four-year aircraft engine maintenance agreement. Pratt & Whitney will provide line maintenance services, including engine changes, to maintain a fleet of PW4000, JT9D and CF6 engines in an agreement renewable up to an additional 20 years. Financial terms were not disclosed.

“Pratt & Whitney is a reliable provider of high-quality maintenance and support services,” said Brian Bauer, president, Evergreen International Airlines. “Our positive experience solidified our decision to enter into this long-term partnership.”

“We are proud to provide value by maintaining and servicing Evergreen’s fleet of PW4000, JT9D and CF6 engines,” said Joanne Hastings, director, Line Maintenance Services. “We look forward to continuing our strong relationship with Evergreen.”

Evergreen International Airlines has been providing global passenger and cargo air services for more than 40 years. Evergreen uses worldwide operating authority and a network of global offices and affiliations to handle customer requirements.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP) is a total service provider for engines made by Pratt & Whitney. In addition to engine overhaul and repair services, GSP provides customers with improved engine performance and increased asset value through a portfolio of services that include line maintenance, engine monitoring and diagnostics, environmentally friendly EcoPower® 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.

This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning anticipated business opportunities that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including with regard to the contract described in this release. 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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