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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Successfully Completes J-2X Powerpack Test

CANOGA PARK, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 - Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completed the first in a series of powerpack hot-fire tests on the J-2X engine, which is being developed for NASA to power humans further into space than ever before. Powerpack tests are designed to evaluate the full range of operating conditions of the engine's components during flight. NASA selected the J-2X as the...

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Gearing Up for Certification: PurePower-® Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Test Program Progressing Rapidly

SINGAPORE, Feb. 17, 2012 - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Continuing its engine certification program, Pratt & Whitney has initiated certification icing testing for its PurePower PW1524G engine that will power the Bombardier* CSeries* aircraft family. The company anticipates completing engine certification by the end of 2012. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. To date the...

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Go Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower-® PW1100G-JM Engines for Airbus A320neo Aircraft Family

SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Go Airlines (GoAir), a leading provider of low fare services in the growing Indian aviation market, has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for its order of 72 firm A320neo aircraft. The agreement represents 144 firm PW1100G-JM engines and is anticipated to include a PureSolution(SM) maintenance package. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2016....

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TransAsia Airways Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower-® PW1100G-JM Engines Airbus A321neo Aircraft

SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - TransAsia Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of six firm and six option A321neo aircraft. The deal includes a 10-year PureSolution(SM) maintenance service agreement for 27 engines, including spare and option engines. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2017. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies...

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Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Hours Powering the F-35

SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine - exclusively powering Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II - exceeded 20,000 total engine hours while powering the fleet of F-35 flight test aircraft, including 17,700 ground test hours and 2,500 flight test hours. This marks yet another milestone for Pratt & Whitney and its partners. Pratt & Whitney is a United...

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F119 Achieves Significant Milestone Powering the F-22; 200,000 Flight Hours Logged During Safest Engine Introduction in USAF History

SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Pratt & Whitney's F119, the world's first fifth-generation engine and the predecessor to the F135, has surpassed the 200,000 flight hour milestone powering Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor. This milestone recognizes the F119 as a fully mature engine. In addition, the F119 has demonstrated the safest and most reliable introduction of a fighter engine in...

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Pratt & Whitney Wins $200 Million PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Engine Order from Korean Air

SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Korean Air selected Pratt & Whitney's PW4170 Advantage70(TM) engine to power five new Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement, valued at approximately $200 million, represents 10 firm PW4170 engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. We are proud that Korean Air, one of the world's top airlines, has again selected Pratt...

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Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Powers First Flight of Production F-35 Aircraft

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney's F135 conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) production engine powered the successful first flight of a production F-35 aircraft on Friday, Feb. 25. This milestone marks the introduction of Pratt & Whitney's F135 production engines into service. Pratt & Whitney is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. The first flight of a production...

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Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Achieves Major Benchmark of 100 Hours of Flight Testing

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 26 -- Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine, the only engine powering the F-35 Lightning II flight test program, has surpassed 100 hours of flight testing, a significant milestone in the development and testing of the world's most powerful fighter engine. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company. This achievement is a key step in the propulsion...

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Pratt & Whitney Completes Testing of PurePower(TM) PW1000G Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine

TOULOUSE, France, Feb. 3, 2009 - Pratt & Whitney has completed ground and flight testing of the PurePower PW1000G demonstrator engine. The final phase of testing was completed jointly with Airbus on an A340-600 flight test aircraft and included 27 flights and more than 75 hours of flight testing. The PW1000G engine features Pratt & Whitney's patented Geared Turbofan technology and targets...

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Production Milestone for Pratt & Whitney GTF™ PW1200G Engine at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines in Japan

East Hartford, Conn., Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines Ltd. (MHIAEL) recently achieved a significant production milestone on the Pratt & Whitney GTF PW1200G engine, powering the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan's first jet aircraft developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation...

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Pratt & Whitney Inaugurates New Aerospace Engineering Center in Puerto Rico

Ceremony also includes a donation to University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced its official inauguration of the Pratt & Whitney Puerto Rico Aguadilla Engineering Center in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The celebration also included a $500,000 donation by Pratt &...

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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Successfully Completes J-2X Powerpack Test

CANOGA PARK, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 - Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completed the first in a series of powerpack hot-fire tests on the J-2X engine, which is being developed for NASA to power humans further into space than ever before. Powerpack tests are designed to evaluate the full range of operating conditions of the engine's components during flight. NASA selected the J-2X as the...

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Gearing Up for Certification: PurePower-® Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Test Program Progressing Rapidly

SINGAPORE, Feb. 17, 2012 - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Continuing its engine certification program, Pratt & Whitney has initiated certification icing testing for its PurePower PW1524G engine that will power the Bombardier* CSeries* aircraft family. The company anticipates completing engine certification by the end of 2012. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. To date the...

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Go Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower-® PW1100G-JM Engines for Airbus A320neo Aircraft Family

SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Go Airlines (GoAir), a leading provider of low fare services in the growing Indian aviation market, has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for its order of 72 firm A320neo aircraft. The agreement represents 144 firm PW1100G-JM engines and is anticipated to include a PureSolution(SM) maintenance package. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2016....

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TransAsia Airways Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower-® PW1100G-JM Engines Airbus A321neo Aircraft

SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - TransAsia Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of six firm and six option A321neo aircraft. The deal includes a 10-year PureSolution(SM) maintenance service agreement for 27 engines, including spare and option engines. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2017. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies...

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Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Hours Powering the F-35

SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine - exclusively powering Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II - exceeded 20,000 total engine hours while powering the fleet of F-35 flight test aircraft, including 17,700 ground test hours and 2,500 flight test hours. This marks yet another milestone for Pratt & Whitney and its partners. Pratt & Whitney is a United...

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F119 Achieves Significant Milestone Powering the F-22; 200,000 Flight Hours Logged During Safest Engine Introduction in USAF History

SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Pratt & Whitney's F119, the world's first fifth-generation engine and the predecessor to the F135, has surpassed the 200,000 flight hour milestone powering Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor. This milestone recognizes the F119 as a fully mature engine. In addition, the F119 has demonstrated the safest and most reliable introduction of a fighter engine in...

Read More »
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Pratt & Whitney Wins $200 Million PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Engine Order from Korean Air

SINGAPORE, Feb. 14, 2012 - SINGAPORE AIR SHOW - Korean Air selected Pratt & Whitney's PW4170 Advantage70(TM) engine to power five new Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement, valued at approximately $200 million, represents 10 firm PW4170 engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. We are proud that Korean Air, one of the world's top airlines, has again selected Pratt...

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Pratt & Whitney Launches PureSolution(SM) Services for PurePower-® Engine Family

MIAMI, April 12, 2011 - MRO AMERICAS - Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, announced today the launch of PureSolutionSM services, the company's new flexible maintenance plan designed exclusively for its PurePowerÂ-® engine family. PureSolutionSM services offer MRO expertise from the PurePower engine's OEM creator and design-responsible partners. It will be...

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