Pratt & Whitney engine training centre in Hyd by mid-2015

Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney today conducted ground breaking of its customer training centre here, expected to be operational by mid-2015.
This is its third such facility in the world, where aircraft engineers and technicians from the company's customers will be trained on current and new engine models.
Initially, training would be provided on V2500 and PW1100G-JM engines, with scope for adding other Pratt & Whitney engines flying in the region and other models from the PurePower Geared Turbofan engine family, officials of Pratt & Whitney, a unit of New York Stock Exchange-listed United Technologies Corp, said here.
The facility, housed in United Technologies Corporation India Private Limited (UTC India), will include specialised trainings such as general familiarisation, line & base maintenance and borescope inspection.

It will have a capacity of 5,000 student days per year, which would gradually increase to 9,000 student days per year.
"Pratt & Whitney recognises India's potential as a major aviation hub. The Hyderabad centre will make world-class aerospace training available in India," said Bruce Hall, General Manager - Customer Training, Pratt & Whitney.

"The specialised training at this facility will train engineers from airlines in India and abroad," he said.
On the occasion, Palash Roy Chowdhury, Country Manager - Pratt & Whitney, UTC India, said, "This customer training facility marks a major milestone for Pratt & Whitney. We will continue to invest in talent and infrastructure to support the industry's growth here."

The company said at present, a large fleet of aircraft in India use engines made by Pratt & Whitney and IAE International Aero Engines AG (a consortium in which Pratt & Whitney is a majority shareholder).
It said it would also supply the PurePower Geared Turbofan engines for Airbus and Embraer aircraft ordered by GoAir, IndiGo and Air Costa.
"The GTF engines deliver double-digit improvements in fuel burn, noise and emissions with the highest level of maturity of the new generation of advanced commercial engines being developed in the industry," it said.