Pratt & Whitney Canada Invites PT6 Customers to Attend M&O Session During EAA 2011

OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN--(Marketwire - July 26, 2011) - EAA AirVenture - Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is inviting owners, operators and maintenance personnel of its PT6A engines to attend a Maintenance & Overhaul (M&O) session during EAA 2011 in OshKosh, Wisconsin on Friday, July 29. P&WC is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.

"This activity is part of our global "Customer Reach Out" initiative and will provide a unique opportunity for our customers to meet with key people from the team responsible for supporting them," said Raffaele Virgili, Vice President, Customer Service, P&WC. "During the one-hour sessions dedicated to the PT6, we will provide updates on the latest news on P&WC support initiatives, offer insights into P&WC maintenance recommendations and answer customer questions."

For specific details on P&WC's event initiatives, visit P&WC's website at http://www.pwc.ca/en/service-support/service-support.

Come see us at EAA: Booth 2132

Interested operators are invited to drop by P&WC's booth (2132) to speak with a customer service representative.

About Pratt & Whitney Canada

Founded in 1928, and a global leader in aerospace, Pratt & Whitney Canada is shaping the future of business aviation with dependable, high-technology engines. Every second, a Pratt & Whitney Canada-powered aircraft takes off or lands somewhere in the world. Pratt & Whitney Canada's engines, with more than 500 million hours in the air, are the industry benchmark for innovative design, dispatch reliability, operating economics and easy maintenance. Pratt & Whitney Canada is firmly committed to ensuring that its products are designed, produced and operated while minimizing environmental impacts throughout their life cycle.

There are currently more than 47,000 engines in service on over 25,000 aircraft operated by some 10,000 operators in 198 countries. The most extensive support network in the industry, which includes more than 30 company-owned and designated service facilities, supports this global fleet.

P&WC has been taking front-line services to the next level with its Customer First Centre (CFirst). CFirst brings together a multidisciplinary and multilingual support team to resolve issues so that customers can return to service quickly. CFirst handles more than 100,000 contacts every year.

Based in Longueuil, Quebec (Canada), Pratt & Whitney Canada is a United Technologies Corp. company (NYSE:UTX). UTC is a diversified company providing high-technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.