Pratt & Whitney Joint Venture Names Chan Kwai Wan General Manager

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners (GSP), a United Technologies Corp. company, and its joint venture partner, China Eastern Airlines, have named Chan Kwai Wan general manager of the Shanghai Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Maintenance Co., Ltd.

In this new role, Chan will oversee the construction and start-up of the new CFM56 engine overhaul facility, which is expected to induct its first engine in late 2008. Chan also will provide leadership in managing all aspects of the business and driving operational excellence.

"We are delighted to have someone as accomplished as Chan leading our newest engine center," said Jim Keenan, senior vice president and general manager, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners and vice chairman, Shanghai Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Maintenance Co., Ltd. "Under Chan's leadership, I am confident that the Shanghai Engine Center will be the best engine maintenance and overhaul facility in all of China."

Chan has held a number of leadership positions in aircraft engine component repair and overhaul throughout his 25 year career in the aerospace industry. In his most recent role as lean manager for Pratt & Whitney engine overhaul centers, Chan led the operational transformation of six Pratt & Whitney worldwide overhaul and repair businesses. Chan earned an MBA from the State University of New York and an MS from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom.

Pratt & 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.

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

Robin Salisbury Jennifer Whitlow Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners Pratt & Whitney 860.565.8220 860.565.9600 robin.salisbury@pw.utc.com jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com