Jet engine maintenance specialist Sanad said its new aircraft engines overhaul deal with Pratt & Whitney will more than double its workforce and create more than 1,000 new jobs in Abu Dhabi, providing high-tech roles for Emiratis and diversifying economic activity.

The contract will “improve readiness” and cut costs for more than 400 F119 engines that have flown more than 900,000 hours, according to Pratt & Whitney.

Relying on real-time data collection and evaluation, Pratt & Whitney aims to improve readiness and cut maintenance costs for over 400 F119 turbofan engines powering F-22

“The F-22 was not designed to win 51-49. It was designed to win 100 to zero.”

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, secured a three-year contract valued up to $1.5 billion to sustain F119 engines, which power the U.S. Air Force's F-22 fighter jets. The contract will improve readiness and reduce costs for an F119 fleet of more than 400 engines that have flown over 900,

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 billion contract to sustain F119 engines powering U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters.

Pratt & Whitney, a business of RTX, has been awarded a contract worth up to $1.5bn, to maintain the F119 engines for the US Air Force's (USAF) F-22 Raptor fighter jets. The contract, which spans across three years,