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FAA Certifies PurePower® Engine for A320neo Aircraft

The PurePower Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine for the Airbus A320neo family has successfully achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification. Read more.

Production Ramp Up at Pratt & Whitney Featured on CPTV 'Made in Connecticut' Series

While Pratt & Whitney has a history of new engine innovation, the difference now is the way the company is manufacturing, assembling and testing these new cutting-edge products. The CPTV program explores Pratt & Whitney's manufacturing technology, innovation, and numerous benefits the ramp up will bring to the company's sites and suppliers across the state. Read more.

Pratt & Whitney Touches Three Continents in a Week of Customer Milestones

In what is likely a first in aviation history, Pratt & Whitney this week saw three new engines rolled out on three platforms on three continents. Read more.

Pratt & Whitney Canada's Next-Generation PurePower® PW800 Engines Selected to Power Gulfstream's New Business Jet Family

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) today announced that its PurePower® PW800 engines are the power behind the new Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets, which launched today at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.'s Georgia headquarters. Read more.

Airbus A320neo Aircraft Completes First Flight with Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Engines

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower engines have successfully powered the Airbus A320neo in its maiden flight. Airbus selected the PW1100G-JM engine to launch the A320neo aircraft family in 2011. Read more.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Leeham News and Comment

UBS Raises Single-Aisle Production Gap Concern in Lower Oil Price Analysis

There is a production gap for single-aisle Airbus and Boeing airplanes that could be exacerbated by the current dramatic drop in oil prices, writes the aerospace analyst for the investment bank UBS in a research note issued today.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Reuters

Airbus Reshuffle Prepares Planemaker for Record Jet Output

A management reshuffle at Airbus this week marks another step towards focusing Europe's biggest aerospace company on industrial performance rather than the political interests of key shareholders France and Germany, industry sources said.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Flight International

US Aerospace Sales to Grow in 2015

The US Aerospace Industries Association estimates that the country's aerospace industry sales will grow by 5.3% in 2015, but is not backing down on a call on the US government to boost defense spending.

Friday, December 12, 2014

AirInsight

Gearing-Up for Entry Into Service

At Pratt & Whitney, the challenge emerging from the success of the PW1000G, typically called the Geared Turbofan, engine is the introduction of six different engine models that will be installed on 13 different aircraft from five manufacturers on four continents during the next five years.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Bloomberg News

Airbus Long-Range A321 Stirs CIT Interest as Replacement for 757

Airbus Group is getting support from CIT Group, a crucial leasing customer, as the planemaker pushes a new aircraft as a replacement for Boeings discontinued 757.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Aviation International News

Airbus Inches Closer to Boeing in 2014 Order Race

Airbus booked firm orders for 248 airplanes during the month of November, raising its net total for the year to 1,031 and increasing its backlog to more than 6,000 airplanes for the first time ever.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Bloomberg

Airbus Seeks 15,000 A320neo Sales in 20 Years to Lower Fuel

Airbus said it aims to sell about 15,000 A320neo planes over the next 20 years as customers look to replace existing single-aisle airliners with a model that promises 20 percent more fuel efficiency.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Retuers

Airbus Conducts Maiden Flight of Hot-Selling A320neo

Airbus predicted more jetliner sales and said it was confident in the performance of a new Pratt & Whitney engine as it prepared the first flight of a revamped version of its best-selling A320 airliner on Thursday.

Monday, September 22, 2014

Reuters

Airbus, Boeing Spar Over Jet Production Strategy

Airbus and Boeing clashed over jet production on Monday, with the European planemaker questioning the viability of its rival's proposals to hike output and Boeing insisting it will only build the number of jets that its buyers and suppliers can handle.

Monday, September 22, 2014

Flight International

Bombardier Keeps CSeries on Target Despite Grounding

Bombardier is confident the CSeries is back on track for service entry next year, following its return to the air earlier this month.

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

IndustryWeek

18 Companies Leading the 3-D Printing Conversion

Pratt & Whitney has been quietly reinventing its jet engines for years.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Voice of America

Airbus Adds Metal 3-D-Printed Parts to New Jets

By the end of this year, European aircraft manufacturing consortium Airbus plans to deliver the first of its new, extra-wide-body passenger jets, the A350-XWB.

Monday, June 16, 2014

Inside 3DP

13 Universities Investing Heavily in 3D Printing

In April 2013, the Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center at UConn was born.

Friday, May 30, 2014

Flight International

What is the future for 3D printing in aerospace?

Will the F-35B land vertically at the Royal International Air Tattoo or the Farnborough Air Show? No. Will it hover? Yes.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Leeham News

Pratt & Whitney's lean, additive manufacturing

Airframe manufacturers have long been transitioning to Lean Manufacturing, improving efficiency, increasing production rates, going to robotics and just-in-time supply chains.

Friday, May 23, 2014

Flight International

Three 'miracles' required for mainstream electric-powered aircraft, says P&W

Though electric aircraft technology continues to improve, an engineer at Pratt & Whitney says the technology must make revolutionary leaps before being applicable to commercial or military aircraft.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

TechRadar.com

3D printing is a 'seismic' opportunity for aerospace and defence sectors

The arrival of parts produced using 3D printing technology, which can be used to fix a live issue with in-service planes, could cause a seismic shift across the aerospace supply chain.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Aviation Week

Pratt Predicts Additive Manufacturing In Every Shop

Pratt & Whitney's president of aftermarket, Matthew Bromberg, predicts that maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) shops in the future will "print" the parts they need with additive manufacturing technologies, speeding up repair tasks and reducing stored inventory.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Aviation Week

Additive Manufacturing: The Next Big Thing, But How Big?

The tantalizing but complex topic of additive manufacturing – the production of parts built layer by layer -- was in focus as Day 2 of Aviation Week's MRO Americas conference opened in Phoenix on April 9.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

The Manufacturer

Additive manufacturing is taking hold in aerospace sector

P&W has used this technology to make more than 100,000 parts and prototypes; including casting patterns, tooling, and test rig hardware. More than 2,000 additive manufactured metal prototypes have been made to support developmental engine programs.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Defense News

Obama Signs $1.1T Spending Bill Into Law

President Obama signed the $1.1 trillion federal spending measure into law Tuesday, officially ending any threat of a government shutdown over the holidays.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Washington Post

Senate Approves $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

The Senate approved a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill Saturday night to fund most of the federal government through the next fiscal year.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

National Defense Magazine

Sen. Levin: Military Should Not Give Up on Sequestration

There is no chance that Congress will repeal sequestration before he retires, but Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., insists that lawmakers might find a way to relieve the military and civilian agencies from automatic budget cuts next year.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Defense News

Sen. Levin: 'We're Gonna Have an Authorization Bill'

A key U.S. senator believes Congress will pass a Pentagon policy bill this year, but he cast further doubt on the upper chamber ever taking up its own version of the legislation.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Defense News

Pentagon Unveils Draft of New R&D Strategy; Waits for Industry, Hill To Weigh In

The Pentagon's top weapons buyer formally released a draft of his proposed new guidance for acquisition reform this morning, calling for a renewed focus on research and innovation to maintain the increasingly tenuous lead that the U.S. holds in military technology over its adversaries.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Defense News

Senate's Top Republican Appropriator Doubts 2015 Defense Bill Reaches Floor

Can the US Senate put aside a years-long procedural impasse and pass a Pentagon spending bill? The top Republican on the Appropriations Committee has his doubts.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

DoD Buzz

House Appropriators Add More F-35s for 2015

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has voted to add more funding for the F-35 fighter jet program in fiscal 2015.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Defense News

House Panel Approves Massive Pentagon Spending Bill

A US House panel on Tuesday approved $570 billion in Pentagon spending for 2015, but became the first committee to support retiring the A-10 fleet.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Defense News

Hagel Urges Congress Not to Alter Defense Budget Proposal

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged Congress on Tuesday to give the Pentagon "flexibility" in its fiscal 2015 budget proposal one day after the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee proposed shifting billions of dollars to fund major weapons programs and undo Defense Department reform initiatives.

Monday, May 5, 2014

Defense News

McKeon Wants DoD to Redo QDR

The chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee has drafted legislation that would require the Defense Department to re-write a major military strategy review that was sent to Congress in March.

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Second Line of Defense

Lieutenant General Davis on the USMC and the F-35: Preparing for 2015

The F-35 is entering service at a critical juncture when air and ground dynamics are being linked in new ways.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Everett Daily Herald

Boeing Exec Says KC-46 Program is Preparing for First Test Flight

The first test plane for Boeing's KC-46 aerial refueling tanker program is on the flight line at Paine Field next to the company's Everett factory.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Defense News

F-22 Continuing Operations in Syria

The kid gloves appear to be fully removed from the F-22 Raptor, with a U.S. Air Force general indicating Monday that the fifth-generation fighter will be available for future operations over Syria for the foreseeable future.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

United Press International

Lockheed, Pratt & Whitney Praise Korean Acquisition of F-35 Fighters

Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have praised South Korea's decision to procure 40 F-35 Lightning II aircraft through the Foreign Military Sales program.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Defense News

F-35 'On Track' for Carrier Tests in November

The F-35 joint strike fighter is on track to conduct trials aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in November, but there are still variables as to what may be tested, the program's top official said today.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Reuters

F-35 Jet Combat Ready Next Year Despite Engine Fix - Lockheed

Lockheed Martin expects the cost of the F-35 fighter jet to drop to its target level by 2019 and still sees the first version of the aircraft combat ready by mid-2015, despite an engine fire which still needs a fix, the firm said on Thursday.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Reuters

Lockheed Eyes 2-4 Percent Cost Reduction in Next F-35 Contract

Lockheed Martin is close to signing a roughly $4 billion deal with the U.S. Defense Department for 43 more F-35 fighter jets that will lower the cost of the jet's airframe by 2 to 4 percent, sources familiar with the program said.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Armed Forces Press Service

Kendall: F-35 Rollout Marks U.S.-Australia Partnership Milestone

The official rollout of the first two F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force is a milestone in the U.S.-Australia partnership, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics said Saturday.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Defense News

Interview with Bennett Croswell, President of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines

Defense News interviewed Bennett Croswell, the man in charge of Pratt's military engine division, at the start of the Farnborough International Airshow, before details of the engine fire were made public.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Forbes

No Pain, No Gain: Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Still Looks Like A Winner

The 2014 Farnborough International Airshow probably isn't going to be remembered fondly at Pratt & Whitney, the aircraft-engine unit of industrial powerhouse United Technologies.

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Bloomberg Businessweek

The Jet Engine: No Invention of the Past 85 Years Had a Greater Impact on the World

Something about the human spirit compels us to go faster and farther.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

IndustryWeek

18 Companies Leading the 3-D Printing Conversion

Pratt & Whitney has been quietly reinventing its jet engines for years.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Higher Aluminum Prices Help Alcoa

One of Alcoa's biggest initiatives in recent years has been shuttering outdated, inefficient smelters and focusing on more lucrative downstream markets like aerospace and automotive.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Aviation Maintenance Magazine

The MRO Inflection Point

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) is a $60 billion business and growing and right now the industry is at an inflection point.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Iowa Farmer Today

Aviation biofuel takes flight

After years of research, biofuels in the aviation industry are almost ready for take off.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

The Engineer

Nine things we learned at The Engineer conference 2014

From curious technical challenges to the mega-trends shaping industry's future, delegates to The Engineer Conference 2014 left with plenty to think about. Here are nine things that jumped out at us.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Aviation Business

Aviation safety performance for 2013 better than average

IATA has released the safety performance numbers for last year, showing that there were 210 fatalities from commercial aviation accidents in 2013, reduced from 414 in 2012.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Climate Progress

Boeing Wants To Power Its Aircraft With Equal Parts Petroleum Jet Fuel And Renewable Diesel

Boeing Company, one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, announced Tuesday that it's seeking approval from U.S. regulators to use a blend of renewable diesel as fuel for its airliners.

Friday, January 3, 2014

CIOL

Technology innovations to dominate aerospace, defense industry in 2014

The continued decline of defense spending into 2014 will likely force new revenue streams for the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry that may include innovations in intelligence, precision strike technologies, and cyber security.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

CBS News

3-D printing catches the eyes of jet engine makers

Three-dimensional printers capable of making engine parts are catching the eyes of jet engine makers like G.E., which say they hope to be producing parts for engines this way by next year. Don Dahler reports.

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Oshkosh, Wisc. | July 28 - August 3
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Sao Paulo, Brazil | August 13-15
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Air Medical Transport Conference (P&WC)

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Nashville, Tenn. | September 22-24
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European Regional Airline Association (P&WC)

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Barcelona, Spain | September 30 - October 2
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National Business Aviation Association (P&WC)

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Orlando, Fla. | October 21-23
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Zhuhai, China | November 18-23
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National Ag Aviation Association (P&WC)

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Louisville, Ky. | December 8-11
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Pratt & Whitney Canada's Next-Generation PurePower® PW800 Engines Selected to Power Gulfstream's New Business Jet Family

Airbus A320neo Aircraft Completes First Flight with Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Engines

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