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INDUSTRY TRENDSJune 2013Thursday, June 13, 2013Top StoriesAviation International News Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Promises New Engine DominancePratt & Whitney CEO David Hess doesn’t spend time lamenting his company’s decision to forgo a bid for a place on Boeing’s proposed 777X. See more Thursday, June 13, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAviation International News Rising Tide in Airline Business Helps Buoy Pratt CanadaAs Pratt & Whitney Canada saw revenues from its business jet engine segment suffer through one of the industry's steepest downturns in history, the company's highly diversified product line has allowed it to, as P&WC president John Saabas put it, "ride the wave" of fortune in other sectors and consolidate its leading position in the small engine business. See more Tuesday, June 4, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAir Transport World Pratt & Whitney starts A320neo engine flight test programPratt & Whitney has entered the flight testing program with its PW1100G geared turbofan engine for the Airbus A320neo. See more Monday, June 3, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesFlight International IN FOCUS: Pratt completes first flight of PW1100G engineFirst flight of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G took off on 15 May, exactly as it was planned more than two years ago - and ended only moments ahead of a rain storm that nearly spoiled the inaugural test. See more May 2013Tuesday, May 28, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesHartford Courant Shhhh! Pratt Competing To Make Quieter Jet EnginesThe latest engine to roll out of Pratt & Whitney just might deliver what the aerospace industry has sought in a commercial jet for more than a century — some peace and quiet. See more Monday, May 27, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAviation Week NEO Order Status: CFM vs P&WWith the Paris air show less than a month away, we'll be paying close attention to the order books for the main new airframe programs. See more Tuesday, May 14, 2013Military Aviation, Top StoriesPopular Science Autonomous X-47B Jet Fighter Makes Historic First Launch From An Aircraft CarrierAll that was left on the carrier deck was a cloud of white steam wafting over a flight crew that was visibly bursting with excitement even with faces concealed behind bulky protective headgear, noise suppressing headsets, and darkly tinted goggles. See more April 2013Saturday, April 27, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesThe Globe and Mail How loud does a 'whisper jet' sound? It depends.It's 4:30 on a rainy afternoon near the foot of Bathurst Street, and somewhere up above the drone of turboprop engines is getting louder. See more Monday, April 22, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAviation International News Hess Readies Pratt for 'Tough Sledding'Pratt & Whitney CEO David Hess doesn't spend time lamenting his company's decision to forgo a bid for a place on Boeing's proposed 777X. See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAir Transport World Hawaiian Airlines selects P&W engines for A321neosHawaiian Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney 1000G geared turbofan engines to power its new fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft. See more March 2013Friday, March 22, 2013Top StoriesForbes United Technologies Has Transitioned Itself For Accelerated GrowthI believe that United Technologies Corp (UTX) is poised for accelerated growth. Additionally, I am a big proponent of buying businesses rather than stocks. See more Wednesday, March 20, 2013Top StoriesPenn State News Penn State, Pratt & Whitney inaugurate most advanced turbine testing lab in U.S.Penn State and Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, officially unveiled the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) facility, the country's most advanced turbine testing laboratory, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 19 at Cato Park. See more Wednesday, March 13, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAviation Week Pratt & Whitney Readies For A320NEO Engine Flight TestsThe first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to be flight tested for the Airbus A320NEO is being prepared for installation on the engine maker's Boeing 747SP testbed in Mirabel, Canada. See more Saturday, March 9, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAirline Reporter Bombardier's CSeries Rocks (and Rolls Out)On Thursday March 7, 2013 Bombardier introduced to the world what it and its customers believe is a game changing line of aircraft, the Bombardier CSeries. See more Friday, March 1, 2013Military Aviation, Top StoriesReuters Pentagon says to resume F-35 flightsThe Pentagon said on Thursday it would resume flights of its F-35 fighter jets following a week-long precautionary grounding imposed after a crack was found on an engine blade on a test plane in California. See more February 2013Monday, February 25, 2013Military Aviation, Top StoriesDefense News JSF Findings Expected This WeekA preliminary report on the engine malfunction that grounded the entire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet is expected by Friday, according to a program spokeswoman. See more Tuesday, February 19, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesBloomberg Pratt Stays in Market for Biggest Jet EnginesUnited Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney unit said it remains committed to developing a version of its newest engine for wide-body jets even after opting not to compete on Boeing Co.'s latest 777 model. See more January 2013Thursday, January 31, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesCNBC Pratt & Whitney Boosts Presence in AsiaDavid Hess, president, Pratt & Whitney discusses his firm's expansion plans in Singapore. He also expresses confidence that Boeing will be able to sort through the issues with the Dreamliner. See more Tuesday, January 15, 2013Top Stories, Commercial AviationFlight International P&W eclipses GE's once-dominant lead in 70-120-seat segmentWith its landmark selection by Embraer to power the second-generation E-Jet, Pratt & Whitney has nearly eliminated General Electric's once dominant position as a propulsion supplier in the large regional jet segment. See more Tuesday, January 8, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAviation Week Commercial Engine Market Heads Into An Unprecedented YearEngine manufacturers will be busy in 2013 as testing accelerates on the latest commercial turbofans and work advances on the next generation of military powerplants. See more Thursday, January 3, 2013Government News, Top StoriesLexington Institute Did The Defense Industry's Campaign Against Sequestration Work?Over the last two weeks, several reporters have asked me why I thought the defense industry's efforts to head off sequestration had not succeeded. See more Tuesday, January 1, 2013Government News, Top StoriesDefense News 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill Sets March Sequestration DatesAfter Pentagon and industry officials remove the cellophane from their 2013 calendars, they should circle two dates in red: March 1 and March 27. See more |