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PRESS RELEASESJune 2013Wednesday, June 19, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Air Lease Corporation Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Engines for Airbus A320/A321 neo AircraftAir Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 30 firm A320/A321 neo aircraft. … See more Wednesday, June 19, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013International Lease Finance Corporation Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Engines for Additional 30 Airbus A320neo Family AircraftInternational Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power an additional 30 A320neo Family aircraft bringing ILFC's total commitment to 180 engines. … See more Wednesday, June 19, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney to Provide Fuel Efficient PurePower® Engines on International Lease Finance Corporation Order for Up to 100 Embraer E-Jets E2 AircraftPratt & Whitney will provide exclusive power for up to 100 Embraer E-Jets E2 aircraft based on the letter of intent announced by Embraer and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). … See more Wednesday, June 19, 2013Commercial Engines, Engineering, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney and NASA Demonstrate Benefits of Geared TurboFan™ System in Environmentally Responsible Aviation ProjectPratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, recently reached a milestone in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) Project by demonstrating unprecedented performance and efficiency of a Geared TurboFan™ ultra-high bypass system, successfully completing 275 hours of fan rig testing in the NASA Low Speed Wind Tunnel. … See more Wednesday, June 19, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Norwegian Air Shuttle Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1100G-JM Engines to Power Airbus A320neo Family AircraftPratt & Whitney and Norwegian Air Shuttle signed a definitive agreement to power 50 firm Airbus A320neo family aircraft with PurePower PW1100G-JM engines. First delivery is scheduled for 2016. … See more Wednesday, June 19, 2013Military Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney Completes Initial Design Review for Adaptive Engine Technology Development ProgramPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has successfully completed initial design review with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on its Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) Program. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Spirit Airlines Selects PurePower® and V2500 Engines for 75 Airbus AircraftSpirit Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 45 firm A320neo aircraft. Spirit also selected International Aero Engines' (IAE) V2500 engine to power its order for 30 firm A320ceo aircraft. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013IAE Ramp Up Driven by Reliability, Backed by V-ServicesIAE International Aero Engines AG is building more V2500 engines than ever and continues to break production records as it ramps up to meet demand. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, Paris Air Show 2013IAE Begins Assembly of First KC-390 EngineIAE is assembling the first V2500-E5 engines – selected in 2011 to power Embraer Defense and Security's new KC-390 multi-role tanker/transport aircraft – in June. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, Paris Air Show 2013Spirit Airlines Expands Aftermarket Agreement with IAESpirit Airlines, North America's leading ultra low-cost airline, and IAE International Aero Engines AG have amended their existing V-ServicesSM Fleet Hour Agreement to include coverage for 86 incremental V2500 engines. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Philippine Airlines Selects V2500 Engines for Airbus AircraftPhilippine Airlines (PAL) has selected IAE International Aero Engines AG's V2500 engine to power its order for 34 A321 aircraft. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013IAE Inks New Engine Deal with CALCChina Aircraft Leasing Company Ltd. (CALC) has entered into an agreement under which IAE International Aero Engines AG will provide V2500 engines to power 11 new A320 family aircraft. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013BOC Aviation Confirms Order for Additional IAE V2500 EnginesBOC Aviation awarded IAE International Aero Engines AG with an engine order for 13 firm A320 family aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled from May 2014 to December 2016. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Engine Program Continues to ExpandPratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has announced more than 3,500 orders that include announced and unannounced firm orders, plus options for its PurePower engine family with game-changing Geared Turbofan™ technology. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Aviation Capital Group Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Engines for Airbus A320neo AircraftAviation Capital Group (ACG) has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power 12 firm A320neo aircraft. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013LATAM Airlines Selects PurePower® Engines for Airbus AircraftLATAM Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 42 firm A320neo family aircraft. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Environment, Health and Safety, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney Launches 2025 Sustainability Goals to Be Achieved by Its 100th AnniversaryPratt & Whitney launched aggressive goals today to further improve the sustainability of its factories, suppliers and products by 2025 and increase efficiencies, create added value for its customers and employees, and lead industry efforts to reduce aviation's environmental impact. … See more Tuesday, June 18, 2013Military Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney Delivers 100th F135 Engine for the F-35 Lightning IIPratt & Whitney has delivered the 100th F135 propulsion system, the power plant for the F-35 Lightning II, to the U.S. government. … See more Monday, June 17, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney to Provide Fuel Efficient PurePower® Engines on SkyWest, Inc. Order for 100 Embraer JetsPratt & Whitney will provide exclusive power for up to 100 firm plus 100 purchase right Embraer Second Generation E-Jets for an order announced today by Embraer and SkyWest, Inc. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2020. … See more Monday, June 17, 2013Commercial Engines, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney Extends Part Repair Agreement with All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways Co., LTD. (ANA) has signed an eight-year extension to its exclusive part repair agreement with Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, to continue support of the airline's fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. … See more Monday, June 17, 2013Commercial Engines, Paris Air Show 2013China Southern Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney PW4170 Advantage70™ EnginesChina Southern Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney's PW4170 Advantage70™ engine to power its order of 16 Airbus A330 aircraft. … See more Friday, June 14, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationUnited Technologies Closes on Rocketdyne DealUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced it has closed on the sale of substantially all operations of its Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne unit to GenCorp (NYSE: GY), except for its interest in the RD Amross joint venture. … See more Thursday, June 13, 2013Leadership, Commercial EnginesDavid M. Brantner Named President, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines; Matthew F. Bromberg Named President, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket; Todd J. Kallman to RetirePratt & Whitney today appointed David Brantner, 46, president, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, and Matthew Bromberg, 43, president, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket, both reporting to Paul Adams, chief operating officer. Brantner and Bromberg succeed Todd Kallman who announced his intent to retire from UTC. … See more Wednesday, June 5, 2013Paris Air Show 2013Pratt & Whitney Media Events at the 2013 Paris Air ShowPratt & Whitney will host several media briefings during the Paris Air Show and provide updates on the company's key programs. … See more Monday, June 3, 2013Commercial EnginesPratt & Whitney PurePower® Engine for Airbus A320neo Soars on Wing; Begins First Flight Test ProgramThe Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engine successfully completed its first flight May 15, launching the engine family's flight test program. … See more May 2013Saturday, May 25, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engines Boost Latest Communication Satellite into OrbitPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne engines provided the power to successfully place the fifth in a series of Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-5) communication satellites into orbit today for the U.S. military. … See more Thursday, May 23, 2013Environment, Health and SafetyPitt Researchers Find No Increase in Brain Cancer Related to Working at Connecticut Jet Engine Manufacturing PlantResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have concluded a 12-year, multi-part study into a perceived increase in brain cancer at the Pratt & Whitney jet engine manufacturing plant in North Haven, Conn., and have found no statistically significant elevations in the overall cancer rates among the workforce. … See more Thursday, May 23, 2013Environment, Health and SafetyUniversity of Pittsburgh and University of Illinois at Chicago Researchers to Present Findings of Final Phase of the Pratt & Whitney Epidemiology Study at Press Conference and Public Meeting TodayPratt & Whitney funded industry-leading researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Illinois at Chicago to conduct one of the largest workplace studies of its kind because we care about health and safety of our employees. … See more Wednesday, May 22, 2013EngineeringPratt & Whitney Employees to be Inducted into Connecticut Academy of Science and EngineeringTwo current Pratt & Whitney employees and one retired Pratt & Whitney employee will be inducted into The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering at a ceremony this evening at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. … See more Friday, 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 |