Pratt & Whitney and Derco Aerospace Sign Agreement for Supply Chain Management

Released on Tuesday, June 19, 2007

PARIS AIR SHOW, PARIS, France, June 19, 2007 � Pratt & Whitney and Derco Aerospace, Inc. signed a supply chain management agreement today that will significantly improve delivery performance for new and repaired F100 spare parts. Derco Aerospace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft. Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky are United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) companies.

"This is a significant step toward providing our customers with total fleet support," said Bill Ochsner, Derco Aerospace president. "Teaming with Pratt & Whitney allows us to reduce lead times for spare parts and improve turn-around times on repairable units, all while providing customers with the same quality parts they have come to expect from Pratt & Whitney."

The new program will launch in East Hartford, Conn., and San Antonio, Texas, in support of Pratt & Whitney's military aftermarket services business. Derco Aerospace will be responsible for procuring, stocking and shipping more than 600 unique parts for the F100 engine, which powers the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Strike Eagle for the U.S. Air Force and air forces in 21 nations.

"Derco's leadership in specialized military engine part repair and logistics will directly benefit our customers' mission readiness," said Tom Farmer, president, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines. "We look forward to developing a successful long-term partnership with Derco that will benefit our customers globally."