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Military Aviation News March 28, 2012

Pratt & Whitney and Boeing Representatives Sign Engine Contract to Power U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 Tanker

Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney’s Military Engines division, and Maureen Dougherty, Boeing vice president and program manager, KC-46 Tanker Program, hosted a ceremonial…

Civilian aviation news February 16, 2012

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

Continuing its engine certification program, Pratt & Whitney has initiated certification icing testing for its PurePower PW1524G engine that will power the Bombardier* Cseries* aircraft…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 14, 2012

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

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…

Civilian aviation news September 21, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Share of China Eastern Order Valued at $400 Million

China Eastern Airlines has awarded IAE International Aero Engines an order for V2500 engines to power a new fleet of 50 Airbus A320-family aircraft. The…

General Aviation News September 15, 2011

Pratt & Whitney PurePowerÂ® PW1500G Engine Completes First Flight Test Program

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G engine, the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier* CSeries* aircraft, completed its first flight test program logging 25 flights with…

General Aviation News September 13, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Donates $1 Million and Twin Wasp Engine to National World War II Museum; Dave Hess Joins Board of Trustees

Pratt & Whitney has donated $1 million to the National World War II Museum to help tell the story of Americaâ€™s experience in the war…

General Aviation News August 29, 2011

Sikorsky Helitech and FlightSafety International Team to offer Training on Pratt & Whitney Engines in Australasia

SHELTON, Connecticut – Sikorsky Helitech, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, announced today the signing of an agreement with FlightSafety International…

Space News July 22, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Bids Farewell to the Space Shuttle Program, Encourages Plan for Future Human Spaceflight

Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at NASA Kennedy Space Center, officially bringing an end to the nationâ€™s space shuttle program and a 30-year legacy of…

Civilian aviation news June 28, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Signs Exclusive Maintenance Agreement with Jetstar Pacific Airlines

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, has signed an exclusive maintenance services agreement with Jetstar Pacific Airlines to provide engine overhaul…

General Aviation News May 18, 2011

First Pratt & Whitney PurePowerÂ® PW1217G Engine Testing Begins

Ground testing of Pratt & Whitneyâ€™s first PW1200G family engine â€“ the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) â€“ is well under way….

Military Aviation News May 3, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Celebrates Museum Installation of JSF119 Engine at Smithsonian Institution

Pratt & Whitney announced yesterday that its JSF119 propulsion system has been installed by the Smithsonian Institution at the National Air and Space Museum Steven…

Military Aviation News March 31, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Receives Maintenance Contract Extension to Support F100 Engines for Italian Air Force

Pratt & Whitney has received a $6.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to extend its fleet management program for F100-PW-220E engines powering the…

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