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The Boeing 747 is quite possibly the most iconic airplane in aviation history. Everyone knows what the 747 is, even if they don’t care about planes. The ‘Queen of the Skies’ might have ended ...
JetZero has just announced it has chosen the legacy Pratt & Whitney PW2040 engine to power its demonstrator that is planned to fly in 2027. Ambitiously, JetZero plans for the blended-wing-body ...
RTX, an aerospace conglomerate that includes engine maker Pratt & Whitney and aerospace and defense suppliers Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, has been developing the hybrid-electric plane since 2021.
AeroTEC says it will work with Pratt & Whitney Canada on the modification and flight test of a hybrid-electric aircraft in Moses Lake, Wash.
LE BOURGET, France— Pratt & Whitney is miffed over Lockheed Martin’s support for a new jet engine that one day might replace the one it makes for the F-35 stealth fighter.
Pratt & Whitney engines on Boeing 777 jets will need to be inspected before those planes can fly again, according to an emergency order issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
This article is more than 3 years old. Pratt & Whitney’s signature commercial product, the Geared Turbofan, is emerging from the global pandemic in better shape than other turbofans.
Investigators said a broken fan blade caused the failure. That 777 also had Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines, similar to the ones that failed in each of Saturday's troubled flights.
Korean Air has 16 777s with Pratt and Whitney PW4000 engines, six of which are in service. In a statement Monday afternoon, the company said it planned to voluntarily ground the planes while it ...
Three aircraft programs define the future of the modern Air Force: the F-35 fighter, the KC-46 tanker, and the B-21 bomber. But Pratt & Whitney, the engine unit of Raytheon Technologies RTX, is ...
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a division of United Technologies, said Monday it's launching a new engine for utility and corporate turboprop planes that promises almost 20 percent more power and 5 ...
Pratt & Whitney's first test flight for an Airbus engine for the A320neo was May 15, but that plane isn't expected to be in service until late 2015.