Pratt & Whitney
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Welcome to Pratt & Whitney's official Facebook fan page. Learn more about us at www.pw.utc.com. Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company (NYSE:UTX), is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.
We reported an operating profit of $1.9 billion in 2013 on revenues of
$14.5 billion. Our company has approximately 31,500 employees who support more than 11,000 customers around the world.
Frederick Rentschler founded Pratt & Whitney in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1925. Our first aircraft engine transformed the aviation industry. It was the 410-horsepower, aircooled Wasp, which delivered unprecedented performance and reliability for the time. We have been leading change ever since.
Today, Pratt & Whitney develops game-changing technologies for the future, such as the PurePower® PW1000G engine, with patented Geared Turbofan technology. The company's worldwide large commercial engine maintenance, repair and overhaul network provides innovative services that add value and delight customers around the globe.
Pratt & Whitney's large commercial engines power more than 25 percent of the world's mainline passenger fleet. The company continues to develop new engines and work with its partners in International Aero Engines and the Engine Alliance to meet airline customers' future needs.
Pratt & Whitney has built a long and distinguished record of providing top-of-the-line engines to 29 armed forces around the world. Our military engines power front line fighters, such as the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, as well as the C-17 Globemaster III military transport and Boeing's KC-46, the U.S. Air Force's new airlift tanker.
Pratt & Whitney Canada has produced more than 75,000 engines, of which there are currently more than 49,000 engines in service on more than 28,000 aircraft operated by more than 10,000 operators in 200 countries.
Pratt & Whitney AeroPower designs and manufactures auxiliary power units and turbojet engines for commercial and military aircraft. Products include airborne auxiliary power units and ground power units, and small expendable and recoverable turbojet propulsion systems.
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facebook.comPratt & Whitney Canada's PT6A-65SC engines will power the Cessna SkyCourier. We're pleased that Textron Aviation has selected the PT6A engine to power their new utility aircraft.
"It wasn't in the engineers' minds that it was a Pratt & Whitney engine or a GE Aviation engine – it was the Alliance engine."
"Advances in propulsion are what drive aviation development."
One year ago today, airBaltic accepted delivery of its first C Series CS300. The carrier now has seven Geared Turbofan-powered CS300s in its fleet. Take a look back at our story on the cultural significance of the first delivery.
Duong Tri Thanh, CEO of VietnamAirlines, on our Geared Turbofan™ engines: “The line of engines we have chosen will improve efficiency, save fuel, and is especially environmentally friendly. Besides, the attached maintenance services will enable VNA to sharply increase the operational effectiveness as well as reduce the cost of operating flights.”
This is an interesting perspective on a CS300.
Congratulations, Lufthansa, on the delivery of your 10th Geared Turbofan-powered #A320neo!
Happy Thanksgiving!
More than half of the occupants of our new Engineering & Technology Center have moved in, and they're loving this modern building. You could say that it's our gold at the end of the rainbow. #WeArePW #GoBeyond
We've been powering aircraft at Hawaiian Airlines since 1929. From the Wasp-powered Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker to the PW4000-powered Boeing 767 to the GTF-powered A321neo, we're honored to continue the tradition.
With the arrival of the GTF-powered Airbus A321neo in Honolulu, we say 'aloha' to the next chapter in the 88-year relationship between Pratt & Whitney and Hawaiian Airlines.
We are delighted to see the Geared Turbofan™ engine enter into service with Air China, and we are confident that it will continue to achieve its promised fuel burn savings, as well as its reduction in noise footprint and carbon emissions.
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