Pratt & Whitney Canada has signed a four-year agreement with AirBorneo Airways to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for the PW127M engines powering the airline’s ATR 72-500 fleet.
The agreement runs through 2030 and covers engine maintenance supporting AirBorneo’s operations on the Rural Air Services network in East Malaysia.
“We worked closely with AirBorneo to develop a maintenance solution that manages engine costs and supports high dispatch availability for these critical flights,” said Anthony Rossi, vice president, Customer Service, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “This agreement reinforces our commitment to advancing our MRO services and meeting customers’ evolving needs.”
AirBorneo’s PW127M engines will be primarily maintained at Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Singapore facility, which serves as a regional MRO hub for customers across Asia-Pacific.
The Singapore facility has recently expanded its turboprop engine MRO capabilities, including additional support for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW100 engine family. The location will provide AirBorneo with regional access to engine maintenance and repair services.
“We value our relationship with Pratt & Whitney Canada and the proven quality and reliability behind its products and services,” said Megat Ardian Aminuddin, CEO of AirBorneo. “Having this support based in Singapore puts our engine maintenance and repairs close to home and our aircraft back in service faster. That confidence gives us the operational certainty we need to consistently serve our customers on our intra-Borneo routes where reliable air transport is a vital link for remote communities.”
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The PW127M is part of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW100 turboprop engine family, which has accumulated more than 200 million flight hours across regional aircraft operations.
The agreement adds AirBorneo to Pratt & Whitney Canada’s regional turboprop engine MRO customer base and provides a dedicated maintenance framework for the airline’s ATR 72-500 fleet.
