Hanwha Aerospace US Corporation Achieves 'Gold' Grade as Top Partner of P&W in the US

Workers are inspecting engines at Hanwha Aerospace Changwon Plant. (Photo by Hanwha Aerospace)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Hanwha Aerospace recently announced on the 11th that its U.S. subsidiary has been recognized as a 'Gold' level partner, the highest partner rating, by aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (P&W).

The Gold level certification from P&W is part of an evaluation program conducted by RTX, the parent company of P&W in the U.S., for its partners. It is awarded to partners who have met delivery deadlines without a single quality issue over the past 12 months, engaged in continuous improvement activities, and achieved customer satisfaction. Dongwan Yoo, Executive Vice President and head of Hanwha Aerospace USA, said, "We are pleased to have our employees' dedicated efforts for continuous flawless quality and perfect customer support recognized," adding, "This not only firmly establishes us as a strategic partner of P&W but also secures a favorable position for business expansion."

Along with the Gold certification, P&W recently decided to increase its existing order volume for the high-pressure turbine case used in the PW-1100G-JM GTF, P&W's state-of-the-art aircraft engine, from Hanwha Aerospace. Hanwha Aerospace stated, "Expanding order volume amid the aviation industry's crisis caused by COVID-19 signifies the trust in our technology and quality accumulated over more than 40 years as a specialized manufacturer of aircraft engine parts."

A Hanwha Aerospace official explained, "Our status as an international joint development program (RSP) partner with P&W has been elevated, and we have recently succeeded in securing large-scale orders from the world's top three engine manufacturers," adding, "In particular, after acquiring a long-term parts supply contract worth approximately $1.7 billion (about 1.9 trillion KRW) for the advanced GTF engine with P&W in 2019, we also secured orders worth $1 billion and $300 million from Rolls-Royce and General Electric (GE), respectively, bringing our order backlog to 24 trillion KRW."

Hanwha Aerospace plans to continuously expand its business scale in the aircraft engine sector by further strengthening partnerships with the world's top three engine makers?GE, P&W, and Rolls-Royce?based on its elevated industry status as a global aircraft engine international joint development (RSP) partner and differentiated quality and manufacturing competitiveness. Hanwha Aerospace also previously obtained the world's first Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) self-approval authority from the UK’s Rolls-Royce. This authority delegates to Hanwha Aerospace the power to verify and approve the quality level of newly developed aircraft engine parts before they enter full-scale mass production supply stages.

Hanwha Aerospace began its aircraft engine business in 1979 with the gas turbine engine overhaul business and is a gas turbine engine manufacturer that has cumulatively produced over 9,000 engines to date. Recently, it has expanded its business into the domestic and international space industry by acquiring shares in the domestic satellite specialist company, SesTech I.

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