Pratt and Whitney

The Air Force Research Laboratory has executed a software license agreement for FEMORPH modeling and simulation software with licensee Pratt & Whitney and United Technologies Corporation. AFRL is the first Department of Defense agency to utilize the software licensing authority established under ...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has licensed Pratt & Whitney and parent company United Technologies to use and implement a modeling and simulation software. The FEMORPH platform was built to work with a design application in simulating the performance of aircraft engine parts before ...

Mulready directed Pratt & Whitney Aircraft's effort to win a contract to build engines for the space shuttle, a combination rocket-airplane to carry astronauts and equipment into orbit. The shuttle would merge the principle of the airplane with the space capsule to further man's scientific research and use of ...

In 2011, JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) ordered 86 aircraft engines from United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) unit Pratt & Whitney to power the 40 Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) A320neo-family airplanes it had ordered. Since then, Pratt & Whitney's revolutionary geared turbofan engine has suffered from ...

“Integrating propulsion into ALIS at every F-35 operational base represents a significant milestone for the F-35 program,” stated Pratt & Whitney's Larry Breen, associate director for the F135 ALIS Program Manager. “As a result of this upgrade, the men and women that support the F-35 can now manage a ...

Bloomberg reported that Pratt & Whitney will provide spare engines for all grounded Airbus SE A320neo aircraft at IndiGo. The first delivery is scheduled for Wednesday, Bloomberg said, quoting unidentified sources. Eleven aircraft were grounded last week, complying with an order from India's air-safety ...

Asked if he feels comfortable if “most everything is behind you,” Leduc said he's confident with the engine that Pratt & Whitney says is quieter and more fuel efficient than what's made by competitors. “I think I've got a really good motor now,” he said. Greg Hayes, chief executive officer of UTC, said the ...

A brand new Pratt & Whitney engine-powered ATR aircraft of IndiGo's maiden flight from Toulouse to New Delhi was aborted and had to return to the French facility due to low oil pressure. The IndiGo ATR 72-600 aircraft on its maiden flight yesterday from its Toulouse headquarters to the New Delhi hub of ...

Pratt & Whitney's new PurePower line of geared turbofan engines is the next big thing in airplane tech. For commercial aviation engines, it's supposed to be the biggest step forward in 30 years. They are set to power the next generation of narrow-body commercial airliners from Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, Mitsubishi, and ...

But with a series of issues with the engine suppliers - Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and CFM International - the future of A320neo seems to have been jeopradised. Take P&W, for instance. Within two years of its commercial launch, the engine has been hurtling from one problem to another. Last year, its PW1100G ...

The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company United Technologies and their subsidiary Pratt & Whitney is pictured in San Diego, California April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Reuters. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's aviation regulator on Monday ordered immediate ...

The Civil Aviation Ministry will take a decision today on the safety aspects of certain Pratt & Whitney engines powering A320 neo planes, a senior official said today amid instances of problems with such engines during flight. The possibility of aircraft having such engines being grounded till the issues are ...

India on Monday grounded all Airbus narrow-body planes powered by Pratt & Whitney engines after a local regulator, citing in-flight incidents, questioned the aircraft's safety, Bloomberg News reported. A320neo jetliners with Pratt engines that have a seal found to cause vibrations will no longer be able to ...

Hyderabad: The government is taking appropriate measures as well as seeking technical and expert advice on the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine issue that led to grounding of three A320 Neo aircraft operated by IndiGo, minister of state for aviation Jayant Sinha said on Friday. “Safety is our number one ...

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp, has announced that its Geared Turbofan (GTF) and V2500 engine technical training courses have been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). India's Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has certified the GTF training as ...

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp, has announced training for its Geared Turbofan (GTF) and engine technical training courses, which have been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has certified the GTF training, ...

There's a simple straightforward answer as to why a group of women at Pratt & Whitney decided to devote countless hours, combing through decades of company archives, documents, pictures and office memos to tell the story of the role of women in the engine manufacturer's 90-year history. It was “a labor ...

Paulo Young walked six hours to get to and from his temporary job interview at Pratt & Whitney's Columbus location. After he got the job, that would later turn into a full-time position, he still faced the challenge of having a place to sleep and transportation once he left work. When he got the job, Paulo's ...

Hours after Pratt & Whitney announced a fix to the latest problem with its next-generation jet engine, the chief executive officer of parent company United Technologies Corp. downplayed the problem as a “little bit of a short-term snafu.” CEO Greg Hayes, speaking to industry analysts meeting in Miami on ...

Pratt & Whitney, responding to the latest problems related to the production of its next-generation jet engine, says it will present a fix to European regulators this week. The East Hartford subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. said Monday four engines that included changes last year intended to improve ...

The building will yield 1.2 million square feet, which is about the same size as the Pratt & Whitney facility that used to stand on the property, Freda said. Amazon will be the largest company to enter the area since Pratt and Whitney left in 2001. The old Pratt & Whitney plant boasted a million square feet of ...

During the heyday of Pratt & Whitney's operation in North Haven, the plant was like a little town, Bishop said. “We had the good years,” he said. “Money was plentiful until everything started going tough for the economy. Everything I have I owe to Pratt and Whitney.” He had worked 36 years with the company ...

CFM International and Pratt & Whitney have been competing to supply engines for the A320neo family since the neo programme was launched in late 2010. CFM has so far accounted for 57% of deliveries and currently accounts for 56% of all A320neo family engine orders, according to the CAPA Fleet ...