 PRESS RELEASESMay 2013Friday, May 17, 2013Power SystemsUnited Technologies Completes Divestiture of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Unit to Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced it has completed the divestiture of its Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. … See more Wednesday, May 15, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS Propel Modernized Navigation Satellite into OrbitIn their fourth launch of 2013, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS successfully propelled the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF military navigation satellite into orbit. … See more Tuesday, May 7, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Scramjet Powers Record-breaking Flight of X-51A WaveRiderThe X-51A WaveRider hypersonic vehicle, powered by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's SJY61 scramjet engine, achieved aviation history on May 1 by making the longest-ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight, flying full duration and achieving mission success. … See more Thursday, May 2, 2013Engineering, LeadershipPratt & Whitney Employees Inducted into University of Connecticut's Academy of Distinguished EngineersPratt & Whitney Chief Operating Officer Paul Adams and engineer Scott Beecher will be inducted into the University of Connecticut's Academy of Distinguished Engineers at a ceremony this evening. … See more April 2013Wednesday, April 24, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Reaches Milestone in Development of Next Rocket Engine for Human SpaceflightPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the rocket-engine manufacturer that helped power American astronauts to the moon during the Apollo era, has completed the last in a series of hot-fire tests on a J-2X engine with a stub-nozzle extension at simulated altitude conditions. … See more Wednesday, April 17, 2013Maintenance, Repair and OverhaulPratt & Whitney's Innovative Repair Capabilities Highlighted on Company WebsiteNearly 50 unique aircraft engine part repair announcements are now available on Pratt & Whitney's website, highlighting the company's repair capabilities, which have yielded more than 25,000 new repairs since 2000. … See more Tuesday, April 16, 2013Maintenance, Repair and OverhaulPratt & Whitney and TES Aviation Group Sign Material Consumption AgreementPratt & Whitney and TES Aviation Group have entered into a material consumption agreement on PW4000-100" engines. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Commercial EnginesPratt & Whitney to Provide Fuel Efficient PurePower® Engines on Airbus A321neo Aircraft for Hawaiian AirlinesPratt & Whitney will provide exclusive power for 25 Airbus A321neo aircraft for an order announced today by Hawaiian Airlines. The 16 firm and nine option aircraft order between Hawaiian Airlines and Airbus represents up to 50 fuel efficient PurePower® PW1133G-JM engines. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Commercial EnginesPratt & Whitney PurePower® Engine for Airbus A320neo Successfully Completes Ground Test Program; Prepares for First Flight TestsThe first Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1100G-JM engine for the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft successfully completed ground testing at the company's West Palm Beach, Fla., test facility. The engine completed over 120 hours of testing, validating overall engine operation and fuel efficiency. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013EngineeringPratt & Whitney Partners with University of Connecticut to Advance Additive Manufacturing ResearchPratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, partnered with the University of Connecticut to establish one of the nation's most advanced additive manufacturing laboratories, the Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Completes U.S. Air Force C-17 Program of Record for F117 Production Install EnginesPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has completed production install F117 engine deliveries for the U.S. Air Force, marking more than 20 years of successfully powering the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesThailand Awards Materials Management Contract to Pratt & Whitney to Support F100 Engine MaintenanceThe U.S. Air Force has awarded a materials management program foreign military sales contract to Pratt & Whitney to support the F100-PW-220 engines powering the Royal Thai Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesRepublic of Singapore Places Purchase Order for Seven Pratt & Whitney F100 EnginesPratt & Whitney has received a contract from the Republic of Singapore for the purchase of seven advanced F100-PW-229 EEP engines to power the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Completes Industrial Offset Program in CanadaPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) recently completed a successful offset requirement to support Canada's Industrial and Regional Benefits Policy. The company cooperated closely with Industry Canada to meet its commitments two years ahead of schedule. … See more March 2013Tuesday, March 19, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Powers United Launch Alliance Atlas V Upper Stage, Placing Early-Warning Missile Satellite into OrbitAn Atlas V launch vehicle rose from the pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., today to deliver the second Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite (SBIRS GEO 2) into orbit – thanks to propulsion provided by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS. … See more Thursday, March 14, 2013Auxiliary Power UnitsPratt & Whitney AeroPower's APS2600[E] APU Selected for Embraer's Second Generation E-JetPratt & Whitney AeroPower's* APS2600[E] auxiliary power unit (APU) has been selected by Embraer for its second generation E-Jet. … See more Wednesday, March 13, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney, U.S. Air Force Complete First Depot Overhaul of an F119 EnginePratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), together with its U.S. Air Force partner at the F119 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC) at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., celebrated another significant milestone in the F119 program. … See more Monday, March 11, 2013Commercial EnginesIAE Celebrates 30 Years of Superior TechnologyIt was March 11, 1983 and IAE's five new shareholders – Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Japanese Aero Engine Corporation, MTU Aero Engines, and FiatAvio – were on a mission to develop an advanced aero engine that would lead the single-aisle segment into the new millennium. … See more Wednesday, March 6, 2013Commercial EnginesLight Twin Leader PW206B3 to Power EC135 P3Eurocopter, an EADS company, will use PW206B3 engines to power the next EC135 helicopter, the EC135 P3. … See more Tuesday, March 5, 2013Commercial EnginesPT6T-9 Twin-Pac® Engines to Power Upgraded Bell 412EPI Commercial HelicopterBell Helicopter, a Textron Company (NYSE:TXT), has selected Pratt & Whitney's Canada's (P&WC) PT6T-9 Twin-Pac® engines to power its upgraded Bell 412EPI helicopter. … See more Monday, March 4, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Kelvin TOP-SET Collaborate to Reduce Cost and Potential Downtime in Oil and Gas IndustryPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is collaborating to create a highly specialized methodology that combines its Extreme Engineering expertise with Kelvin TOP SET's proprietary incident investigation skills to reduce cost and potential downtime in the oil and gas industry. … See more Sunday, March 3, 2013Commercial EnginesFAST Technology Offers a Single Solution for Managing All Engine Performance DataPratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has launched Automatic Power Assurance Check (APAC) to run on its FAST™ (Flight data Acquisition Storage and Transmission System) engine diagnostic solution for P&WC-powered helicopters. … See more Sunday, March 3, 2013Commercial EnginesNew TBO Program for PW206 and PW207 EngineThe time between overhaul (TBO) for all new PW206 and PW207 engines has been extended to 4,000 hours. … See more February 2013Wednesday, February 27, 2013Commercial Engines, Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Transforms Middletown Assembly Area for New PurePower® PW1100G-JM and F135 EnginesPratt & Whitney completed the first phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, Conn., facility that prepares the Engine Center to produce its portion of PurePower® PW1100G-JM engines for the Airbus A320neo and increases production capacity for the F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. military. … See more Wednesday, February 27, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Receives First Engine Components from Levett Engineering for RAAF's First F-35 Lightning IIPratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), announced that Levett Engineering has delivered their first engine components that will be installed into F135 engines for the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft … See more Tuesday, February 26, 2013EngineeringPratt & Whitney Honors Five Engineers as Distinguished Engineers of the YearPratt & Whitney and the Hartford chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) honored five Distinguished Engineers of the Year at the annual awards dinner in Manchester, Conn., during National Engineers Week from Feb. 17 through to Feb. 23. … See more Thursday, February 21, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney F117 Engines Surpass 10 Million Flight Hours on C-17 FleetPratt & Whitney's F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 10 million engine flight hours. At the same time, the C-17 exceeded 2.5 million flight hours while supporting military and humanitarian mission in support of U.S. and allied troops around the globe. … See more Wednesday, February 20, 2013Commercial EnginesTransport Canada Certifies Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1500G Engine for Bombardier CSeries AircraftBombardier Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney announced today that Pratt & Whitney has successfully achieved Transport Canada type certification of its first PurePower Geared Turbofan™ engine – the PW1500G engine that will power Bombardier's CSeries aircraft. … See more Monday, February 11, 2013Space PropulsionPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Powers United Launch Alliance Atlas V Upper Stage, Placing Satellite into Orbit for NASA and U.S. Geological SurveyPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS successfully propelled the most advanced Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft into orbit today for NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. … See more Tuesday, February 5, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Powers Qatar's Latest Boeing C-17sPratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), recently delivered eight F117-PW-100 engines to power two new Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF). … See more Tuesday, February 5, 2013Commercial EnginesDean Athans to Succeed Mary Ellen Jones at The Engine AllianceDean Athans has been named president of the Engine Alliance, succeeding Mary Ellen Jones, who is returning to a senior leadership position at Pratt & Whitney. … See more Monday, February 4, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers First 10 Engines to Boeing for India's C-17 AircraftPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has delivered the first 10 F117 engines to Boeing to power a fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force. … See more January 2013Wednesday, January 30, 2013Space PropulsionPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Powers United Launch Alliance Atlas V Upper Stage, Placing NASA Communications Satellite into OrbitPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS launched into the New Year today by successfully propelling NASA's first, third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-K) into orbit. The mission launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. … See more Wednesday, January 30, 2013Commercial EnginesPratt & Whitney Expands Global Footprint with First Manufacturing Facility in SingaporeToday Pratt & Whitney Singapore Manufacturing broke ground on a new facility at the Seletar Aerospace Park. This new production facility will manufacture fan blades and high pressure turbine disks for Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ engines. … See more Thursday, January 17, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers Final Production F119 Engine to the U.S. Air ForcePratt & Whitney Military Engines today delivered the 507th and last production F119 engine to the U.S. Air Force for its F-22 Raptor fleet. … See more Wednesday, January 9, 2013LeadershipPaul Adams Named Chief Operating Officer of Pratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney today announced that Paul Adams, 51, is appointed Chief Operating Officer effective immediately and reporting to Pratt & Whitney President David P. Hess. … See more Tuesday, January 8, 2013Commercial EnginesEmbraer Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ Engine as Exclusive Power for Second Generation of E-JetsEmbraer today announced it has selected Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan™ engine as the exclusive power for its new second generation of the E-Jet aircraft family. … See more Tuesday, January 8, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Receives $300 Million Contract to Support F100 Engine Maintenance for Republic of KoreaPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has received a $300 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Republic of Korea government in support of the F100 engines powering the Republic of Korea Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters and Boeing F-15K fighters. … See more |
