17 April, 2019: Pratt & Whitney has appointed Citic Offshore Helicopter Co., (COHC) in Shenzhen, China as a designated maintenance facility to maintain PT6C-67C engines for Leonardo AW139 helicopter customers in China. COHC will provide line maintenance and Mobile Repair Team (MRT) services.
"Listening to the needs of our customers and bringing them the right solutions is of the utmost importance at Pratt & Whitney," said Frederic Lefebvre, sales and marketing executive at Pratt & Whitney. "With the rapid growth of civil helicopters in China, we want to ensure our customers have more local and personal service. We are proud to launch this effort with COHC."