Turbo Megha Airways launched
AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.
“Since our operational launch, we have been able to achieve on-time performance (OTP) in excess of 90 percent and we want to consistently maintain that superior level of service for our customers,” said Phee Teik Yeoh, CEO Vistara. “We needed a reliable and effective maintenance partner and we are confident that the V-Services agreement with Pratt & Whitney will help us minimise unscheduled removals of engines and provide the highest standards of safety.”
Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways has become the fourth company to launch a regional airline in the past two years. The company will operate under the brand name Trujet. Director General of Civil Aviation M Sathiyavathi handed over the Air Operator Permit (AOP) to Turbo Megha’s managing director, V Umesh, in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Gajapathi Raju.
Umesh said that the new carrier has already acquired two 72-seat ATR-72s and is to induct three more by January next year. Trujet will operate regional air services to Rajamundry, Bengaluru and Chennai from its Hyderabad base.
Pratt & Whitney opens Customer Training Centre
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corporation company, opened its India customer training centre in Hyderabad on 10 September 2015. The centre will be housed at UTC India, and will train aircraft engineers and technicians on current and new engine models. Over 300 aircraft in India are powered either by Pratt & Whitney or IAE aero engines, with this number set to rise as the new PurePower family of geared turbofan (GTF) engines enters service with airlines such as IndiGo, GoAir and Air Costa.
The customer training centre will provide key training for GTF and V2500 engine customers, beginning with a capacity of training the equivalent of 2,000 students attending a one-week class per year, with growth capability of up to 4,000 students per year. Building on Pratt & Whitney’s training facilities in East Hartford and Beijing, this third centre in Hyderabad will satisfy training demand in the fast growing Indian market.
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