Pratt & Whitney Wins US$192 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Etihad Airways

PARIS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PARIS AIR SHOW -- Etihad Airways has
selected International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 engines to power a new fleet
of 20 Airbus A320-family aircraft. The contract is valued at more than $192
million to Pratt & Whitney, including a long-term IAE aftermarket agreement.
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, is a major
participant in IAE.

Etihad Airways was the launch customer for the new V2500 SelectOne(TM) in the
Gulf region in March 2009. Nine of Etihad's 10 A320-family aircraft are
already powered by the V2500.

The selected engines are the latest V2500 SelectOne(TM) build standard, which
increases fuel burn advantage by an additional 1 percent and further reduces
CO2 emissions. The V2500 SelectOne(TM) build standard improves time on-wing by
up to 20 percent and is compliant with the most stringent CAEP/6 NOx
standards. It entered service in October 2008.

The V2500 is available in seven different thrust settings, from 22,000 to
33,000 lbs., to power the Airbus A319, A320 and A321 family of aircraft as
well as the A319 Corporate Jet.

IAE is a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise of
Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU
Aero Engines. There are more than 5,500 V2500s in service or on firm order
with more than 180 customers around the world.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of
aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines.
United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company
providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and
building industries.

This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning anticipated
business opportunities that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including
with regard to the contract described in this release. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or
implied in forward looking statements include changes in the health of the
global economy and the aerospace industry. For information identifying other
important economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive
and other uncertainties, see UTC's 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed with the
SEC.

Katy Padgett Matthew Perra
Commercial Engines & Global Services Pratt & Whitney
+1-860-565-3433 Int'l Mobile: +1-860-565-9600
Kathleen.Padgett@pw.utc.com matthew.perra@pw.utc.com

SOURCE Pratt & Whitney

Katy Padgett, Commercial Engines & Global Services, +1-860-565-3433,
Kathleen.Padgett@pw.utc.com, or Matthew Perra, Pratt & Whitney, Int'l Mobile:
+1-860-565-9600, matthew.perra@pw.utc.com