SAS Selects V-Services for 50 V2500 Engines

June 16, 2015

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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a 5-year V-Services(SM) Fixed Price Repair Agreement to manage 50 V2500® engines. The agreement will cover installed engines on SAS's fleet of 25 Airbus aircraft. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: UTX), Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.

"The performance of our aircraft relies on the success of our engines, so it is critical that our maintenance support is as strong as possible," said Knut Dissen, NPH Continuing Airworthiness, SAS Technical Operations, SAS. "One of our key tenets is to provide our customers with reliable service and this means that our aircraft and engines must be reliable. This agreement to maintain our V2500 engines helps us to ensure the reliability that our customers expect."

"SAS is a premier airline in Europe and we are thrilled to support its efforts to provide quality air travel throughout Scandinavia and the world," said Matthew Bromberg, president, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket. "Engines maintained to our OEM standards retain the highest residual value and longest time on-wing."

Source : Pratt & Whitney