The national flag carrier of Yemen, Yemen Airways has selected Pratt and Whitney Global Service Partners for a 10-year $90 million Fleet Management Program agreement, Saba reported. Chairman of Yemen Airways Capt. Abdul-Khaleq al-Qadhi said that the agreement covers all of the owned A310 aircraft in Yemen Airways fleet, which are powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, adding the agreement covers all engine maintenance as well as engine health monitoring of the A310 fleet. "As we expand our fleet it is clear to us that we need to have strong partnerships with our maintenance suppliers. We did a detailed evaluation of a number of suppliers for this work, and we are happy to select Pratt & Whitney as it provided Yemen Airways the best overall value," said al-Qadhi. Yemen Airways has three owned Airbus A310s in its long haul fleet, operating from its main base in Sana'a and a hub in Aden. The airline flies to more than 30 destinations in Africa, The Middle East, Europe and Asia. "Yemen Airways is a longstanding customer of Pratt & Whitney and with this latest agreement it will give us an opportunity to continue to serve them for the next 10 years,” said Jim Keenan, senior vice president and general manager, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. “Having the world's largest network for commercial engine repair, overhaul and service provides us the scale and flexibility to support Yemen Airways independent MRO business and its strategy", said al-Qadhi. Pratt and 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.
