Delta Air Lines Inc.'s TechOps unit has landed some $1.8 billion in contracts and tentative agreements to support and exchange engine materials and services.

East Hartford, Conn.-based Pratt & Whitney signed a 10-year exclusive deal with Delta TechOps to provide TechOps with materials for the PW2000 engine type. Atlanta-based Delta (Pink Sheets: DALRQ) was the launch commercial customer for the PW2000 engine and TechOps has developed significant repair capabilities on this engine.

Carson, Nev.-based Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp. and Delta TechOps have reached a proposed five-year deal where TechOps will buy materials from Chromalloy for the CF6-80A2 and CF6-80C2 engine types.

Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT) of Taiwan and Delta TechOps have agreed to a proposed 10-year deal for EGAT to provide engine work on the CF6-80C2B8F engine-type.

"These partnerships -- each mutually beneficial to Delta TechOps and its partners -- demonstrate that Delta TechOps' sourcing strategy is both highly evolved and highly effective," said Tony Charaf, senior vice president of Delta TechOps. "We are committed to remaining a nimble and productive organization and by thinking outside the box, we not only bring financial benefit to Delta, we also contribute to TechOps' success as an MRO [maintenance, repair, overhaul] business."