Pratt & Whitney and the Italian Air Force celebrated the highly
successful Peace Caesar F-16 lease program and supporting Pratt &
Whitney F100 Fleet Management Program during the F-16 departure ceremony
on May 23 at Trapani Air Base, Italy. The Performance Based Logistics
program was designed to provide affordable readiness for the Italian Air
Force fleet when they began to operate the F-16 in 2003.
The program capitalized on the unique resources of Pratt & Whitney,
the United States Air Force and Italian Air Force including partnering
with the Italian Air Force maintenance team at Cervia Air Base for
engine maintenance. The team managed Italy’s F100-PW-220 engines through
nine years of operation and 47,000 flight hours.
The Pratt & Whitney-powered fleet of F-16 fighters flew key missions
for the Italian Air Force at home and abroad. Italy’s F-16s played an
important role in the Italian Air Force’s support of recent NATO
peacekeeping missions, and in several notable domestic missions,
including the Papal inauguration of Pope Benedict XVI, the 2006 Winter
Olympics and the 2009 G8 Summit.
Click here to read Pratt & Whitney's press release.
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