Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Aviation Week's senior editor Guy Norris outlines how Pratt & Whitney is pioneering the use of robotic and automated engine assembly in Singapore as the engine-maker steps up efforts to cut the number of grounded aircraft.
The growing use of automation and the addition of a new disassembly facility in 2024 has underpinned a 40% increase in MRO output over a single year at Pratt & Whitney’s Eagle Services Asia (ESA) unit, says Gilbert Sim, director of Aftermarket Operations and Technology Transformation at the RTX business.
Aviation Week's senior editor Guy Norris outlines how Pratt & Whitney is pioneering the use of robotic and automated engine assembly in Singapore as the engine-maker steps up efforts to cut the number of grounded aircraft.
The growing use of automation and the addition of a new disassembly facility in 2024 has underpinned a 40% increase in MRO output over a single year at Pratt & Whitney’s Eagle Services Asia (ESA) unit, says Gilbert Sim, director of Aftermarket Operations and Technology Transformation at the RTX business.
