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lines,” said Satheeshkumar Kumarasingam, vice president of Customer Service for Pratt & Whitney Canada. “Today the facility employs some 400 people and overhauls between 500 and 600 engines every year. The facility, and the caliber of employees it consistently attracts, make it a jewel in our global customer service network.”
PWES opened in 1971 to overhaul PT6T TwinPac helicopter engines, the first of which had been certified just the year before. Over the years, P&WC invested in the facility to expand its physical space, output capacity and workforce.
In addition to serving as the MRO Center of Excellence for
Pratt & Whitney Canada MRO Facility in Bridgeport, West Virginia, Celebrates 50 Years of Operation
Pratt & Whitney Canada recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility Pratt & Whitney Engines Services Inc. (PWES) in Bridgeport, West Virginia.
“Our facility in Bridgeport has evolved over the years to accommodate changes within the industry and our new engine
Turbofan Engines, PWES provides MRO for PT6A engines, including those that power the U.S. Air Force/Navy JPATS military trainer program. PWES also has the ability to overhaul PT6 E-Series engines that recently entered into service on the Pilatus PC-12 NGX.
“In 2019, the company announced a $30 million investment to add a new MRO line for the PW800 engine which powers the Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets,” said Tim Tucker, PWES general manager. “The new line is now fully operational and we have been completing retrofits on specific engines, and are waiting for the first PW800 engine overhaul.”
as a highly safe, reliable and flexible helicopter operator of choice.”
Thomas Hütsch joined NHV in July 2019 as chief operating officer, coming to NHV with more than 30 years of leadership experience in several fields of the helicopter industry, including Airbus Helicopters and ADAC, the large German automobile club where he managed the HEMS operations with more than 50 helicopters providing emergency medical services.
Laurent Verhelst will further strengthen the management team, who joined NHV as chief financial officer in summer 2021. “I am very happy to have Laurent at my side,” Hütsch says. “His many years of experience and his financial expertise will be key elements in leading the NHV Group to future success.”
NHV Appoints Thomas Hütsch as New CEO
NHV Group recently announced Thomas Hütsch has been promoted to the position of chief executive officer. The outgoing CEO, Steffen Bay, has resigned to move to a new position outside of the helicopter industry.
“To become the CEO of NHV Group is a great honor, and I look forward to leading the group into a new era of growth with great enthusiasm,” Hütsch says. “The quality of our teams, our modern fleet of helicopters, as well as the international reach of the group puts us in the ideal position to grow our reputation
Yves-Louis Darricarrère, chairman of NHV’s Board of Directors stated, “On behalf of the board, we would like to heartily welcome Thomas in his new position and to thank Steffen for his honorable service and his accomplishments with NHV. We made fantastic strategic and operational progress under his leadership and we wish him future success in his new organization.
“NHV has built a talented and highly capable leadership team, and we are very fortunate to be able to ensure business continuity with the promotion of Thomas to CEO with the board’s full confidence.”
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