Innovations & Events
View all »- 29/12/11 | India awards Pratt & Whitney C-17 engine contract Pratt & Whitney has received a contract from India to provide four F117-PW-100 engines for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The engines will be delivered in the second quarter of 2012, with India to receive its first C-17s in early 2013,...
- 24/11/11 | PurePower® PW1000G Geared Turbofan™ Engine Named to TIME Magazine’s ‘50 Best Inventions of 2011’ EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Nov. 21, 2011 – TIME Magazine has named Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® PW1000G engine as one of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2011,” describing it as "the most important development in aviation in 2011.” Pratt & Whitney...
- 09/10/11 | 1st PurePower PW1200G engine concludes ground testing Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney's first PW1200G family engine - the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) - recently concluded. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, completed more than 300...
- 25/09/11 | F-35 program completes static structural testing Lockheed Martin's F-35 program has successfully completed static structural testing, achieving one of five milestones established by the Joint Program Office for 2011. Static structural testing is used to verify the structural integrity of the...
- 25/09/11 | United Technologies buys Goodrich for $18.4 billion United Technologies said late Wednesday it has struck a deal to acquire Goodrich at a 16% premium to the stock's latest close. United Technologies said it is paying $127.50 per share in cash to buy Goodrich. The deal totals $18.4 billion, including...
- 25/09/11 | China's Jet Engine Order Includes $400 Million For Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney is filling $400 million of an order for V2500 jet engines that China Eastern Airlines awarded to IAE International Aero Engines. IAE is a multinational aero engine consortium that includes Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, the Japanese...
- 30/06/11 | KOREAN AIR CSERIES ORDER Korean Air, at last week's Paris Air Show, announced it has agreed to acquire 10 Bombardier CS300 aircraft, with an additional 10 options and 10 purchase rights. The LOI was signed following "several months" of negotiations.
- 30/06/11 | AN EXCITING SHOW FOR AIRBUS & BOEING The 49th Annual Paris Air Show was a successful one for aircraft manufacturers this year, with Airbus booking orders/commitments for an unprecedented 730 aircraft worth $72b, while Boeing booked orders/commitments for 142 aircraft worth...
- 26/06/11 | Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1500G engine flies maiden flight: begins flight test program The Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine took to the skies for its first flight on June 20, launching the engine family's first flight test program. The PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft flew its maiden flight on Pratt & Whitney's 747SP...
- 26/06/11 | Volvo Aero signs important agreement regarding participation in the new PurePower® PW1100G engine for the Airbus A320neo family Volvo Aero has signed an agreement with the aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney regarding its participation in Pratt & Whitney's PurePower PW1100G engine. Volvo Aero will develop and manufacture two important components for the new PW1100G...
- 06/06/11 | Bombardier to combine efficiency and quality in manufacturing of CSeries aircraft Bombardier Aerospace today announced that it expects to achieve predictable repeatability and enhanced quality while preventing ergonomic issues on the production line for the CSeries aircraft by using six 12-ton (10.89 metric ton) robots in the...
- 05/06/11 | A400M’s South African partners begin ramping up component output as some uncertainties ebb A400M’s South African partners begin ramping up component output as some uncertainties ebb The South African partner companies in the Airbus Military A400M transport and air-to-air refuelling aircraft programme, Aerosud and Denel Saab...
- 18/05/11 | Pratt & Whitney Awarded $1.13 Billion Contract for F135 Engine Production EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1.13 billion contract to produce F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. Pratt & Whitney and the DoD have reached an agreement on price and terms for...
- 15/05/11 | CARMEL Forge celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 12, 2011. All employees and retirees with their spouses participated at a gala event at the International Congress Center in Haifa. Among the distinguished guests were the Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor representing the Israeli Government, The Mayor of...
- 11/05/11 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Opens Mirabel Aerospace Center MIRABEL, Quebec - Pratt & Whitney Canada officially inaugurated the company?s new Mirabel Aerospace Center located at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada. The grand opening marks the completion of Pratt & Whitney Canada?s...
- 11/05/11 | Europrop Concludes A400M Contract Amendment TOULOUSE, France - Europrop International (EPI) has finalized an amendment to its agreement with Airbus Military for the TP400 turboshaft engine, which powers the A400M military transport. EPI said that the agreement settles all outstanding issues...
- 04/05/11 | Sukhoi Superjet Begins Service with Armavia MOSCOW - The Sukhoi Superjet regional airliner has entered commercial service with Armavia, the Armenian national carrier. There are currently 17 aircraft in production at various stages of completion, including six in the final assembly shop. This...
- 30/03/11 | Pratt & Whitney PW4062 Will Power USAF KC-46A NEWTOWN, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney's PW4000 series is available on widebody twins from Boeing and Airbus. The legacy 767 is being replaced by the 787, but still remains in production at low rates. GE's CF6-80C2 powers the majority of forecast 767-300...
- 30/03/11 | Pratt & Whitney Completes First PW1217G Engine for MRJ MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly on the first PurePower PW1217G geared turbofan engine for use in testing for the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. The engine, rated at 17,000 pounds of thrust, is the third...
- 30/03/11 | Pratt & Whitney complete PurePower engine for Mitsubishi regional jet Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly on the first PurePower PW1217G engine to test for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. The engine, rated at 17,000 pounds of thrust, is the third PurePower PW1000G series engine to complete assembly. It...
- 24/03/11 | Boeing May Increase 737 Output to 42 Aircraft per Month NEWTOWN, Conn. - Boeing is considering whether to increase 737 production to 42 aircraft per month. The manufacturer is already moving from a production rate of 31.5 aircraft per month to 38 per month by the second quarter of 2013, a 20 percent...
- 24/03/11 | Pratt & Whitney to Provide PW1100G Engines for Airbus A320neos Ordered by ILFC EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney will provide power for up to 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft ordered by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) as part of a contract announced today. The agreement includes 120 firm PurePower PW1100G...
- 01/03/11 | Pratt & Whitney PW4062 Engines Will Power Boeing's KC-X NEWTOWN, Conn. - Having been selected as the USAF's KC-46A aerial refueler, Boeing's KC-767 NewGen tanker will fly with Pratt & Whitney's 62,000-lbst PW4062 turbofans. The award is significant for Pratt, as its PW4000 series has held a distant third...
- 01/03/11 | PWA president and Israeli MOD visit at Carmel Forge On February 16 Carmel hosted a team from PWA and the Israeli MOD who were interested to investigate Carmel’s capabilities to participate in the production of the F-135 engine for the JSF aircraft program.
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