Dedicated Fleet Management Program Adds To Offerings

Pratt & Whitney Canada launched an all-new Fleet Management Program at Heli-Expo 2008. The new program is designed to meet the wide-ranging engine maintenance needs of helicopter customers around the world.

Company officials say the new Fleet Management Program (FMP) offers helicopter customers a combination of cost stability and simplicity. Customers pay a guaranteed rate that recognizes the demanding and often changing operating environments in which their helicopter fleets operate. The FMP, which also covers spare engines, ensures no re-calculations within a range of flight conditions.

"The new FMP, which is a first in this market, demonstrates our strong commitment to develop innovative, dependable solutions that speak directly to what our customers tell us they need," said Eva Azoulay, Commercial Director of P&WC's Service Centres organization. "We are excited about this new offering and believe that it adds great value for helicopter customers."

P&WC offers a range of plans that fixes a customer's operating costs over the long term. The result is a cost-effective, "no surprise" maintenance environment. Moreover, maintenance is performed to high quality standards at P&WC-owned or designated maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities.

Customers of P&WC-powered helicopters also benefit from the company's global customer support, over one-half billion hours of in-service experience and one of the most extensive support networks in the industry, including over 30 company-owned and designated service facilities.

P&WC also touts field support representatives on all major continents, mobile repair teams available around the clock, and the largest pool of P&WC rental and exchange engines in the industry.

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