The Shanghai Engine Center, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and China Eastern, recently received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the maintenance of Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The Pratt & Whitney Line Maintenance Service team in Dallas had trained the technicians at Shanghai Engine Centre for more immediate in-region care for Asia-Pacific-based GTF and V2500 engine customers.
Xinglai Gao, a mechanic working out of Shanghai Engine Center said: “Having technicians who are ready to dispatch and deploy, dependably, from both ends of the world only helps increase our proximity to customers. Faster care means less downtime, more flight time, and strengthened customer relationships.”
The services supplement the three active GTF MRO network shops in the region, including Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services Asia in Singapore, IHI Corporation in Japan, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai in China, and the other seven shops coming online soon both in the region and around the globe.