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Pratt & Whitney
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Articles about Pratt & Whitney, an American aerospace manufacturer that produces aircraft engines.
Low cost carrier Cebu Pacific blames Pratt & Whitney for flight disruptions
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has attributed its series of flight cancellations to engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney,…
2023-06-22
Pratt & Whitney to open new engine part manufacturing facility in Morocco
Pratt & Whitney will launch a new division called Pratt & Whitney Maroc (PWM) and build a new facility…
2023-06-20
Volaris selects Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for additional 64 Airbus A321neos
Mexican low-cost airline Volaris has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power an additional 64 Airbus A321neo…
2023-06-20
United Airlines will use P&W engines to power its A321neo and A321XLR fleet
United Airlines and Pratt & Whitney have announced that the airline will use the PW1100G engine for its…
2023-06-20
RTX hybrid-electric propulsion motor to be tested on Dash 8-100 in 2024
RTX has announced a “critical milestone” in its hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program by successfully completing a rated power…
2023-06-19
Tracking the grounded P&W-powered A220, A320neo, and Embraer E2 fleet
Over the past few months, several airlines, including airBaltic, KLM and, infamously, India’s Go First, have publicly claimed…
2023-06-08
LATAM selects Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for up to 146 Airbus A320neos
Pratt & Whitney has announced that up to 146 Airbus A320neos belonging to LATAM Airlines will be powered…
2023-06-05
Will climate change impact the performance of aircraft engines?
It is hard to think of an airline that has not mentioned the word ‘sustainability’ during recent years,…
2023-06-05
Go First has ‘lengthy history’ of missed payments: Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney has hit back at Go First following claims that it was forced to suspend operations…
2023-05-03
Air New Zealand grounds two Airbus A321neos over global engine shortages
Air New Zealand has grounded two of its Airbus jets over a global engine supply shortage now affecting…
2023-04-21
Dutch investigators recommend changes to Boeing 747 engines following failure
The Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid (Dutch Safety Board, OVV) has issued several recommendations in its final accident report into…
2023-04-19
airBaltic blames P&W engine problems for having to wet lease more aircraft
airBaltic said it will lease four additional aircraft from four different airlines for the upcoming summer season, citing…
2023-03-27
ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada prepare for 100% SAF
ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada are stepping up efforts to ensure the PW127-series engines are able to…
2023-02-09
FAA addresses dual-engine shutdown of A220 P&W engines
Following a dual-engine shutdown on an aircraft with Pratt & Whitney 1500G power plants – used exclusively for…
2022-12-28
Raytheon completes first test for hybrid-eclectic engine to fly in a Dash 8
Raytheon announced a successful first test of a new hybrid-electric engine to be mounted on a De Havilland…
2022-12-20
Air Tanzania to suspend some services over ‘technical’ engine issues on A220s
Air Tanzania announced that it will temporarily reduce and suspend part of its operations due to the grounding…
2022-11-14
Airbus commences flight test of Pratt & Whitney GFT Advantage engine
Pratt & Whitney has announced that Airbus has started flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an…
2022-10-05
Pratt & Whitney delivers 1,000th F135 fighter engine
Pratt & Whitney announced the delivery of the 1,000th F135 engine for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter…
2022-09-02