Aerospace Diary

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Dec 6, 2012 Pratt & Whitney announced its Singapore engine center celebrated more than 30 years of operations with the milestone delivery of its 7000th overhauled engine.  Since beginning operation, the Singapore engine center has delivered 3,730 PW4000 series of engines (that power Airbus A300, A310 and A330 aircraft family as well as Boeing 747, 767, 777 and MD11 aircraft), 174 CFM56 engines (that power Airbus A340 aircraft), 47 GE90 engines (that power Boeing 777 aircraft) and 3,049 JT9D series of engines (that power Boeing 747-100 aircraft).  A joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and SIA Engineering Co., the engine center also recently surpassed the US-billion-dollar revenue mark. Growing from its beginnings to support Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) 747 fleet, the engine center today maintains a diverse portfolio of customers from around the world – with approximately 50 percent from the Americas, 40 percent from Asia Pacific...

William Kircher is the new Vice President, Singapore Overhaul & Repair of Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. Kircher will lead Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners' six part repair and engine overhaul businesses in Singapore and Taiwan. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. "This new position signals our commitment to continue operating in the quickly growing Asia Pacific region," said Jerry Tarnacki, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners vice president. "We aim to put forward strengthened teamwork from our Global Service Partner network in the region, and w e’re excited to have Bill take this lead given his time spent in the region." Kircher will continue to be based in Singapore, and will oversee Singapore Part Repair Operations, International Aerospace Tubes - Asia, Combustor Airmotive Services, Turbine Overhaul Services, Eagle Services Asia and Asian Compressor Technology Services. Most re...