OREANDA-NEWS. February 15, 2011.   All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s leading carrier, today finalized a 10-year part repair and material management agreement with Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, which will lead to reduced costs of approximately over 2 billion yen a year for the airline. The agreement forms part of the “Working Together” program which ANA and Pratt & Whitney established in 2004 to enhance engine reliability and economic efficiency.

Under the agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners will service the PW4000 engines on ANA’s 30-strong fleet of Boeing 777s.

“ANA and Pratt & Whitney have built a very long and strong relationship together. Since the PW4000 engine entered into service at ANA in 1995 we have been very happy with Pratt & Whitney’s continuous efforts to meet ANA’s needs for this engine,” said Mr. Hiroyuki Ito, ANA Board of Directors member and ANA Engineering Maintenance executive vice president. “It is a fundamental principle within ANA’s Corporate Policy to prioritize safety and the maintenance of engine components to the highest standards is part of this commitment. This agreement is consistent with ANA’s commitment to safety and we are proud to enter into this program with Pratt & Whitney.”

“ANA has a long history of proactive management of their fleets, and is very serious about controlling costs while maintaining the highest level reliability and operational excellence,” said Todd Kallman, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines & Global Services president. “Using our OEMRO® approach, we will provide additional knowledge and experience as the PW4000 manufacturer, as well as maintenance, repair, and material logistics and support to ANA through our Pratt & Whitney Materials International and Global Service Partners networks.”

ANA is the leading Japanese provider of air transport services, carrying almost 50 million passengers every year to 49 destinations in Japan and 27 cities throughout Asia, Europe and the US on its fleet of 228 aircraft.

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