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News archive: Pratt & Whitney Large Commercial Engines

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30 April Poland represents RTX’s largest investment and employee base outside the United States.

Pratt & Whitney opens Morocco site and expands in Poland

The dual investment targets higher output of turbine and compressor parts as demand grows across commercial and defence programmes.

16 April The effort aims to move LMD-w from development into practical aerospace production environments.

GKN begins $8.4m programme to develop titanium structures

Collaboration with US Air Force labs is set to test whether wire-based additive manufacturing can be used for large structural components.

18 March Megawatt-class motor generators will feed into the next phase of hybrid-electric engine integration.

Collins advances hybrid-electric SWITCH testing milestone

Rockford subsystem testing supports integration of megawatt-class components into Pratt & Whitney GTF hybrid-electric engine demonstrator.

12 February The Horizon Evo has shifted from a single-deck to a dual-deck configuration, increasing passenger space while maintaining compatibility with existing airport ground infrastructure.

Horizon Evo switches to dual-deck redesign

Feedback from regulators and airline customers has led to a reshaping of the blended-wing-body aircraft ahead of planned early-2030s service entry.

22 January The GTF engines power both the Airbus A220 and Embraer E2 aircraft.

ITP Aero delivers first combustor for GTF engines

The combustor was built at the company’s Hucknall facility and will support the PW1500G and PW1900G engine families.

20 September 2025 The facility is expected to become operational in 2027, with scope for further expansion.

Woodward builds in South Carolina for A350 spoiler actuation

The company has said the site would create more than 275 jobs, expand hydraulic flight control capabilities, and bring investment exceeding $200 million to Spartanburg County.

11 September 2025 The FCMR was the largest flight-critical additive component to secure FAA certification.

GKN invests in additive fabrication for fan case mount ring

Expansion of the Newington facility is intended to create jobs, strengthen the company's US presence and support production of critical Pratt & Whitney GTF engine components.

19 June 2025 The RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator is developing a highly efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada thermal engine, combined with a Collins Aerospace 1 megawatt electric motor.

Hybrid-electric system charged to full power during ground tests

Pratt & Whitney Canada and AeroTEC have moved forward with their RTX demonstrator by testing propulsion and battery performance in Quebec.

6 March 2025 The GTF Advantage underwent more than twice the endurance testing of the current GTF model.

GTF Advantage engine secures FAA certification for A320neo

Pratt & Whitney’s latest turbofan delivers more thrust, improved durability and better efficiency while ensuring compatibility with 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

19 September 2024 Menouer Boubekeur, Director of Strategic Development, Applied Research & Technology, Collins Aerospace; Ray Foley, Director of Advanced Systems & Demonstrators, Applied Research & Technology, Collins Aerospace; Todd Spierling, Principal Technical Fellow – Electrification, Power & Controls, Collins Aerospace; Mary Lombardo, Vice President of Engineering, Collins Aerospace; Henri Werij, Dean of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft; Mechteld van Beijeren, Strategic Partnership Manager, Aerospace Engineering; Ingrid Houthuysen, Strategic Partnership Manager, Aerospace Engineering; Femke Verdegaal, Strategic Partnership Manager, Aerospace Engineering; and Micheal Winter, Chief Science Officer, RTX.

Collins, Pratt & Whitney and TU Delft collaborate on research

Among the first projects initiated as part of the MRA, Collins and TU Delft are collaborating on a high speed intelligent inspection system to enhance manufacturing processes for lightweight and recyclable materials.

28 August 2024 No GTF engine can be fitted to an airframe without a pair of thrust struts, making this a critical component in the aerospace supply chain.

Air Industries Group secures largest contract for GTF engine components

With this single order, the company's backlog has surged to over $280 million, marking the first time its backlog has exceeded a quarter of a billion dollars.

24 July 2024 The LEAP-1A-powered Airbus A321XLR.

Long-legged A321XLR receives EASA type certification

The first A321XLR completed its maiden flight in June 2022. This was followed by an extensive test programme involving three test aircraft. So far more than 500 Airbus A321XLRs have been ordered.

5 October 2023 The striking X-66A design.

RTX businesses join the X-66A program team

Boeing's X-66A program is focused on developing the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) concept, which could enable significant improvements in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions for next gen single-aisle aircraft.

24 August 2023 Jet Zero has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power the demonstrator.

Air Force investment boosts development of BWB project

JetZero is collaborating with Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites to build and test a full-scale demonstrator of its blended wing body aircraft design, scheduled to fly by 2027.

30 March 2023 Airbus has delivered the first A321neo aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) to China's Juneyao Air.

Airbus hands over first A321neo assembled in China

With the conversion of the Tianjin facility last year, and with the newest facility about to complete its transformation in Toulouse, the Airbus global industrial system will be fully A321-capable.

1 December 2022

Project combines hybrid-electric and water-enhanced technologies

A new project will combine two innovative technologies - Water-Enhanced Turbofan and hybrid-electric propulsion - with Pratt & Whitney's GTFTM engine architecture.

20 October 2022 Ground test units are used extensively to enhance Falcon 10X systems maturity.

Dassault gathers subassemblies to kick off Falcon 10X production

With the Falcon 10X, Dassault is taking a new approach to ground testing, which will be used to demonstrate the maturity of all systems well before the aircraft even takes to the air.

6 July 2022 The Embraer E195-E2 powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.

Embraer's E195-E2 passes muster with 100% SAF

The SAF used was 100% Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosine (HEFA-SPK) acquired from World Energy. HEFA-SPK is a specific type of hydrotreated renewable feedstock fuel.

24 February 2022 Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fuelled propulsion technology for commercial aviation, as part of DoE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E).

Government tasks P&W with hydrogen propulsion project

The Hydrogen Steam Injected, Inter-Cooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) project will use liquid hydrogen combustion and water vapour recovery to achieve zero in-flight CO2 emissions.

15 December 2021 MTU Aero Engines is working to optimise the high-pressure compressor and high-speed low-pressure turbine of the the GTF Advantage engine.

Latest P&W engine extends performance for A320neo

A new configuration engine has been undergoing ground and flight testing at Pratt & Whitney for a year now. The GTF Advantage is to become the company's new production standard for A320neo family aircraft.

27 May 2021 The Geared Turbofan jet engine powers the Embraer E2 and the Airbus A-220.

Air Industries manufactures thrust struts for GTF engine

Air Industries receives multi-million pound order for thrust struts for the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan jet engine which powers the Airbus A-220 and the Embraer E-2.