Hamilton Sundstrand Extends On-Site Support Agreement with British Airways

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has extended its On-Site Support agreement with British Airways covering electric power system and pneumatic system products on the airline's fleet of more than 235 large commercial aircraft including Boeing 737, 747-400, 767, and 777, and Airbus A319, A320 and A321.

The seven-year extension of the current program, which began in 2002, will commence in 2012 with work performed at British Airways Component Engineering, Hayes Middlesex, United Kingdom.

The contract includes guaranteed parts availability, a Hamilton Sundstrand technical advisor on site, and guaranteed product reliability.

Hamilton Sundstrand will supply parts to support British Airways' maintenance of electric power system components including generators and integrated drive generators, and pneumatic system components including valves, starters and air cycle machines – a total of 33 line-replaceable units.

"Hamilton Sundstrand is proud to expand its On-Site Support program with British Airways," said Matthew Bromberg, Hamilton Sundstrand Customer Service vice president and general manager. "Our On-Site Support agreements provide significant benefits for airlines including low, predictable costs, which result in improved system operating performance."

Hamilton Sundstrand has similar long-term OSS agreements in place with seven of the world's 20 largest airlines/MRO's.

British Airways is a full service premium airline, with a global route network, flying to more than 140 destinations worldwide.

With 2009 revenues of $5.6 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn. Among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products, the company designs, manufactures and services aerospace systems and provides integrated system solutions for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft. It also is a major supplier for international space programs.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning potential production and sale of Hamilton Sundstrand aerospace products and services. Important uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include the severity and duration of global recessionary conditions; the impact of volatility and weakness in financial markets on overall levels of economic activity; declines in end market demand in the aerospace industry; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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