Capital Cargo Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Line Maintenance

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW -- Capital Cargo International Airlines, a global airport-to-airport freight transporter, has selected Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for a five-year, Line Maintenance Services agreement. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company.

The agreement covers specific as well as any other on-condition Line Maintenance Services that Capital Cargo International Airlines may require for entry into service aircraft, as well as future owned or leased Boeing 757 planes in Capital Cargo's fleet.

"Capital Cargo International Airlines looks forward to continued excellent customer support from Pratt & Whitney with our newest fleet type," said Al Snyder, director of maintenance, Capital Cargo International Airlines.

Capital Cargo International Airlines is a B727 and B757 F.A.R. 121 Supplemental Air Carrier based in Orlando, Florida, that operates 14 B727 aircraft and has recently added a B757 to its fleet, which provides ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) for airport-to-airport freight transportation services to domestic and international clients.

Capital Cargo's focus is to remain highly service oriented and capable of adapting quickly to the needs of its customers allowing crews and aircraft to be deployed quickly and be highly responsive to schedule and load changes and routing demands.

"Pratt & Whitney's worldwide network is one of the industry's largest, which allows for the responsiveness and flexibility that Capital Cargo requires for its business model," said Joanne Hastings, director, Line Maintenance Services, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. "We can deploy skilled technicians from points around the globe who can tap into our strong engineering talent and 80 plus years of jet engine manufacturing experience."

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

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.

  Greg Brostowicz                           Jennifer Whitlow
  Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners   Pratt & Whitney
  860.565.1655                              860.214.5595
  gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com             jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com

CONTACT: Greg Brostowicz of Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners, +1-860-565-1655, gregory.brostowicz@pw.utc.com, or Jennifer Whitlow of Pratt & Whitney, +1-860-214-5595, jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com

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