Pratt & Whitney plans to open a JT8D overhaul site in Columbus, Georgia. The new site will be operational in the fourth quarter of 1996 and will be capable of up to 200 complete overhauls a year. P&W decided to place it in the Georgia area because of the large number of locally based JT8D users which have decided to extend their powerplants' lives with hushkits.
Source: Flight International