CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace
Systems' Aerostructures business welcomed Alabama Governor Kay
Ivey to tour its recently inaugurated facility expansion
where nacelle systems will be assembled and integrated with the
Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ engine for the Airbus A320neo.
The Aerostructures business celebrated completion of construction
of the 80,000-square foot expansion to its existing facility with a
ribbon-cutting in late August. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
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The industrial ramp-up for the Airbus A320neo is a major driver
for the addition of up to 260 new jobs at the Foley site, which will bring total employment
at the facility to more than 1,000 employees. The integrated
propulsion systems for the A320neo will be delivered to the Airbus
final assembly line in Mobile,
Alabama, about an hour away from the Foley site. The expansion features advanced
manufacturing technologies such as an automated material movement
to index large nacelle component platforms down the assembly line,
an overhead rail system with vacuum lifts and an automated painting
system.
"We are delighted to provide the governor an opportunity to tour
this state-of-the-art facility," said Marc
Duvall, president of UTC Aerospace Systems' Aerostructures
business. "The Foley expansion is
part of an incremental investment of more than $500 million that Aerostructures has made to
build or expand six company sites around the world in support of
the A320neo nacelle industrial ramp-up for the life of the airplane
program."
Aerostructures was selected by Airbus at program launch to
supply the complete nacelle system for the A320neo family of
airplanes powered by Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan™ engine
for the life of the airplane program. Over the next several years,
there will be thousands of Aerostructures nacelles flying on
A320neo airplanes, offering airlines and lessors a compelling value
proposition through commonality and high in-service
reliability. Since entry into service, the airplanes with UTC
Aerospace Systems' nacelles have performed with 99.99% dispatch
reliability.
The Aerostructures business was honored to receive the Airbus
Supplier Support Rating for exceptional aftermarket support of
airplanes at the Paris Air Show earlier this year.
About UTC Aerospace Systems
UTC Aerospace Systems is
one of the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced
aerospace and defense products. UTC Aerospace Systems designs,
manufactures and services integrated systems and components for the
aerospace and defense industries, supporting a global customer base
with significant worldwide manufacturing and customer service
facilities. For more information about the company, visit our
website at www.utcaerospacesystems.com or follow us on Twitter:
@utcaerosystems
About United Technologies Corporation
United
Technologies Corp., based in Farmington,
Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services
to the building and aerospace industries. By combining a passion
for science with precision engineering, the company is creating
smart, sustainable solutions the world needs. For more information
about the company, visit our website at www.utc.com or follow us on
Twitter: @UTC
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materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in levels of
demand in the aerospace industry, in levels of air travel, and in
the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design,
development, production, support, performance, and realization of
anticipated benefits of advanced technologies; as well as other
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those
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