Pratt & Whitney and SunExpress Sign PW2037 Engine Maintenance Agreement

Released on Thursday, November 08, 2007

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 8, 2007 � Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP), a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, and SunExpress, a Turkish airline, have signed a five-year, $20 million agreement giving Pratt & Whitney exclusive responsibility for maintaining the PW2037 engines on four Boeing 757-200 aircraft.

"Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners was selected as our maintenance provider because their proposal was very competitive and transparent," said Nedim Demirelli, technical director of SunExpress. "Being the OEM of this engine type also contributed in our decision."

Sun Express, with bases in Antalya and Izmir, operates a mix of charter and scheduled flights from multiple destinations between Europe and the Turkish Mediterranean and Aegean coasts. The airline is a 50/50 partnership owned by Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa.

"SunExpress has been very successful since its launch in 1989. We are pleased to help their success continue by providing world-class maintenance," said Jim Keenan, senior vice president & general manager, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners.

Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners is a total service provider for Pratt & Whitney, International Aero Engines, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI engines. In addition to engine overhaul and repair services, GSP provides customers improved engine performance and increased asset value through a broad 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.