Pratt & Whitney Canada signs MRO deal with AirBorneo Airways

Pratt & Whitney Canada has entered into a four-year maintenance, repair, and overhaul agreement with AirBorneo Airways. This deal will see the company service the PW127M engines that power AirBorneo's ATR 72-500 regional turboprops, with work being conducted at Pratt & Whitney Canada's facility in Singapore. The agreement is set to last until 2030.

AirBorneo Airways, which is Sarawak's state-owned airline, operates ATR 72-500 turboprops and Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otters. The airline recently expanded its services to connect remote communities across East Malaysia. Megat Ardian Aminuddin, CEO of AirBorneo, expressed his satisfaction with the arrangement, stating that having Pratt & Whitney's support based in Singapore will ensure faster service and repair times for their aircraft.

Anthony Rossi, vice president of Customer Service at Pratt & Whitney Canada, highlighted the importance of this partnership in managing engine costs and maintaining high dispatch availability for AirBorneo's critical flights. Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of RTX, recently invested in expanding its turboprop MRO capabilities at its Singapore facility.

The PW127M engines are part of Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW100 engine family, which has seen over 200 million flight hours. RTX, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney Canada, reported sales of more than $88 billion in 2025 and employs over 180,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.