Aerospace Manufacturing

Pratt & Whitney delivers F100 engine to support Poland's F-16s

Pratt & Whitney has announced the delivery of an F100 engine to Poland, which will support Poland's ongoing efforts to strengthen the readiness of its F-16 fleet.

1st August 2024

Pratt & Whitney, Embraer and OGMA expand GTF engine support

Announced at Farnborough, Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, and OGMA Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal (OGMA), an Embraer company, have announced the induction of the first Pratt & Whitney GTF engine at OGMA during the inaugural opening of its Alverca-based facility in Portugal.

26th July 2024

RTX to collaborate on hybrid-electric power for Airbus PioneerLab helicopter

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace businesses have been selected by Airbus Helicopters to support the development of a hybrid-electric propulsion system for its PioneerLab technology demonstrator.

22nd July 2024

Pratt & Whitney opens Indian customer service centre

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is establishing a new Customer Service Center in Bengaluru, India. The new centre will be part of Pratt & Whitney's India Capability Center and will drive customer service and operations support for Pratt & Whitney Canada's 68,000 engines in service.

17th July 2024

Pratt & Whitney finishes F135 upgrade preliminary design review

Pratt & Whitney has completed the F135 Engine Core Upgrade's (ECU) preliminary design review, affirming the ECU's design is on schedule and exceeding expectations.

16th July 2024

F-35 engines to be manufactured in Finland following new agreement

Finnish defence company, Patria, and Pratt & Whitney have signed an agreement for F135 engine production and sustainment projects in Finland by Patria.

19th June 2024

Pratt & Whitney receives type certification for PW545D business jet engine

Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW545D engine is one step closer to entry into service with type certification granted by Transport Canada Civil Aviation.

13th May 2024

Pratt & Whitney invests £20m in MRO capacity in Florida

Pratt & Whitney has announced a $20m investment to increase the GTF maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capacity of its West Palm Beach Engine Center.

16th April 2024

Pratt & Whitney collaborates with FAA to study non CO2 emissions

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will work together with Missouri University of Science and Technology, Aerodyne Research, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study non- CO2 aviation emissions, to help understand and reduce the environmental impact of those emissions.

21st March 2024

V2500 passes 100% SAF test

IAE International Aero Engines AG (IAE) has successfully tested the V2500 engine with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at MTU Maintenance Hannover, Germany.

18th March 2024

Pratt & Whitney rolls out operations of Singapore Technology Accelerator

Pratt & Whitney has announced significant progress in advancing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) performance spearheaded by the opening of its Singapore Technology Accelerator (STA).

19th February 2024

Pratt & Whitney awarded $355m F100 engine sustainment contract

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded an F100 engine performance-based logistics (PBL) sustainment contract by South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

15th February 2024

Pratt & Whitney’s NGAD engine reaches new milestone

Pratt & Whitney has completed a critical assessment of its proposed adaptive Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) engine.

13th February 2024

Pratt & Whitney unveils high voltage bidirectional mobile charging unit for hybrid-electric flight

Pratt & Whitney Canada (an RTX business) has developed an advanced mobile charging unit (MCU) capable of charging high-power batteries at up to 1,500 volts, making it compatible with megawatt charging system standards the industry is advancing for high voltage power applications.

22nd January 2024

Dassault Falcon 6X business jet enters service

Pratt & Whitney and Dassault have celebrated the entry into service of the PW812D-powered Falcon 6X business jet.

8th December 2023

SAF fuelled Gulfstream G600 completes transatlantic flight with Pratt & Whitney power

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Gulfstream Aerospace have completed the first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with both PW815GA engines on a Gulfstream business jet.

20th November 2023

Pratt & Whitney wins $870m sustainment contract for TF33 engines

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a long-term TF33 engine sustainment contract valued up to $870m by the Defense Logistics Agency.

16th November 2023

RTX engines and nacelles selected for sustainable NASA X-plane

RTX has been selected by Boeing as a collaborator on the X-66A flight demonstrator, part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

3rd October 2023

Pratt & Whitney’s F-35 engine receives $1 billion funding support

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, continues to receive positive support for various F135-related programme items on the path toward finalising the 2024 appropriations bill.

1st August 2023

Pratt & Whitney awarded $66m for F-35 engine upgrade work

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $66m contract modification for continued F135 Engine Core Upgrade preliminary design efforts.

12th July 2023

Pratt & Whitney to invest $206m in Columbus, Georgia business

Pratt & Whitney has announced a $206m investment plan to expand the capabilities and footprint of its Columbus, Georgia business, which supports commercial and military engine programmes.

27th June 2023

Pratt & Whitney’s Singapore manufacturing plant fully operational

Pratt & Whitney has announced its Singapore manufacturing facility, which produces critical components for its GTF engine family, has achieved full operational capability.

22nd June 2023

RTX advances hybrid-electric demonstrator with 1MW motor

RTX has achieved a critical milestone in its hybrid-electric flight demonstrator programme, successfully completing a rated power test of the demonstrator's 1 megawatt electric motor, developed by Collins Aerospace.

20th June 2023

Pratt & Whitney on track for F135 upgrade design review completion

Pratt & Whitney is on track to complete the F135 Engine Core Upgrade preliminary design review (PDR) and move into the detailed design phase in early 2024.

19th June 2023

LATAM increases GTF engine orders

Pratt & Whitney, has been chosen by LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LATAM) to supply GTF engines to power additional Airbus A320neo aircraft, adding to its initial order selecting GTF engines to power more than 40 aircraft in 2013.

6th June 2023

Breeze and Pratt & Whitney launch longest US route

Pratt & Whitney has joined Breeze Airways (Breeze) in launching the airline's longest nonstop route, a more than 2,250 nautical-mile, Airbus A220 flight powered by GTF engines between Rhode Island's T.F. Green International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.

18th May 2023

40th celebration for workhorse powerplant

Pratt & Whitney recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of IAE (International Aero Engines AG), a multinational consortium comprised of shareholders that also include Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.

13th March 2023

Pratt & Whitney awarded $5.2bn F135 production contract

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $5.2bn contract to support production of the 15th and 16th lots of F135 engines, with an option to award a 17th Lot.

7th March 2023

Eagle aircraft for aerospace pioneer

Pratt & Whitney and Frontier Airlines have unveiled ‘Maria the Bald Eagle’ the airline’s second A321neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines featuring a signature bald eagle livery.

25th January 2023

Pratt & Whitney GTF engines hit fuel and emissions milestone

Pratt & Whitney says it has reached two major milestones with its geared turbofan (GTF) engines. Since the engine’s entry into service the power plants have saved 1 billion gallons (nearly 4 billion litres) of fuel and 10 million metric tons of carbon emissions.

12th January 2023

Pratt & Whitney awarded F-35 engine core upgrade contract

Pratt & Whitney has won a $115m contract for the F135 engine enhancement effort, also referred to as an engine core upgrade.

6th December 2022

Consortium signs up to develop WET and hybrid-electric engines

A group of aerospace technology companies has announced the formation of a collaborative consortium to develop hybrid-electric and water-enhanced turbofan technology for future aircraft propulsion systems, supported by the European Union Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (Clean Aviation).

29th November 2022

Pratt & Whitney opens state-of-the-art turbine airfoil facility

With the majority of exterior construction complete, Pratt & Whitney’s new turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, North Carolina, is expected to achieve initial operational capability in the second quarter of 2023.

17th November 2022

Frontier takes flight with Pratt & Whitney eagle

Pratt & Whitney and Frontier Airlines have marked the arrival of the carrier's first Airbus A321neo aircraft, fitted with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, at a celebration at Tampa International Airport.

12th October 2022

Pratt & Whitney develops Singapore research centre

Pratt & Whitney is to establish a technology accelerator in Singapore in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Technologies developed in Singapore will be applied across Pratt & Whitney’s global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) footprint.

20th September 2022

Pratt & Whitney and Collins launch hybrid-electric programme

Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, both Raytheon Technologies businesses, have launched a new hybrid-electric technology demonstrator programme applicable to future advanced air mobility vehicles.

20th July 2022

Air Canada opts for Pratt & Whitney GTF engine

Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies and Air Canada have announced the selection of the engine maker’s GTF engines to power 30 firm and 14 purchase right Airbus A321XLR aircraft.

26th April 2022

Pratt & Whitney opens supply chain research and support centre in India

Pratt & Whitney has announced plans to open a world-class global supply chain support centre in Bengaluru, India.

24th March 2022

Successful test for SAF on Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan

Pratt & Whitney has successfully tested its GTF Advantage engine configuration with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

15th March 2022

Pratt & Whitney awarded contract to develop advanced USAF engine

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract for a ground test demonstration programme for a novel engine architecture.

8th March 2022

Geared turbofans enter the business jet market

Pratt & Whitney has announced that Comlux has accepted the first ACJ TwoTwenty aircraft, powered exclusively by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.

6th January 2022

New deal for sustainable aviation fuel

Pratt & Whitney has signed a memorandum of understanding with Embraer to collaborate on studies of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

30th November 2021

Pratt & Whitney to power Spirit Airlines’ next 150 Airbus A320

Spirit Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines to power its latest order of 100 Airbus A320neo and 50 options of the aircraft.

25th October 2021

Netherlands becomes first operational F135 engine depot outside US

StandardAero in the Netherlands has achieved all initial depot capability (IDC) requirements for the repair and overhaul of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine.

4th August 2021

Pratt & Whitney opens new composite development facility

Pratt & Whitney has opened a ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) engineering & development facility in Carlsbad, California.

23rd July 2021

Pratt & Whitney engines to power 80 new A320neo aircraft

Pratt & Whitney GTF engines will power an additional 80 A320neo aircraft for Volaris, the two companies have announced.

16th February 2021

Pratt & Whitney GTF engines achieve world-class reliability

Pratt & Whitney has announced its GTF engines powering the A320neo family have achieved a world-class engine dispatch reliability rate of 99.98%.

23rd December 2020

50,000th PT6 engine rolls off Pratt & Whitney's production line

The 50,000th PT6 turboprop engine has rolled off Pratt & Whitney's production line in the latest milestone for the division of Raytheon Technologies.

2nd December 2020

Qantas Freight takes delivery of first Airbus A321 freighter conversion powered by V2500 engines

Pratt & Whitney, has delivered the first Airbus A321 passenger to freighter conversion aircraft powered by the V2500 engine to Qantas Freight.

27th October 2020

Pratt & Whitney to build new turbine production plant in North Carolina

Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, has announced plans to invest at least $650 million through to 2027 in a world-class turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, North Carolina.

23rd October 2020

Pratt & Whitney's GTF engine to power 166 A320neo planes

Pratt & Whitney has announced the selection of the GTF engine to power an order of 166 Airbus A320neo aircraft from Wizz Air.

28th January 2020

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