MTU航空发动机公司获得沙特阿拉伯发动机公司的股权, 德国摩天宇航空发动机有限公司
Release Date: 2009-06-16
Portfolio to be expanded by four engine types
Major customer is the Royal Saudi Air Force
Le Bourget, June 16, 2009 – MTU Aero Engines will take a stake in Saudi Arabia-based Middle East Propulsion Company (MEPC). The deal was announced by Germany's leading engine manufacturer at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget today. According to MTU CEO Egon Behle, a contract has already been signed: "This is a first important step for us towards building a presence in the Middle East, considering that this is a region of growing importance. With this development in mind, we have decided to acquire a stake in MEPC."
MEPC is a joint venture between United Technologies International Corporation a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation of which Pratt and Whitney is a division, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Shomoukh al Hemman for Communication and Information Co. Ltd.. It specializes in the maintenance of aircraft engines. Its major customer is the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), which has the Pratt & Whitney F100 engines powering its Boeing F-15 fighter jets maintained by MEPC. The company plans to expand its maintenance portfolio to include modules of the Tornado's RB199 engine and the Eurofighter's EJ200 engine as well as the T-56 for the Bell UH-1D helicopter and the PT6 that powers various helicopters and propeller aircraft. Another new stakeholder alongside MTU is U.S.-based Wamar International.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | 德国摩天宇航空发动机有限公司 |
| Country: | 德国 |
| Url: | http://www.mtu.de/en/press/actual_news/MEPC/index.html |