# Pratt & Whitney on track for November 2022 opening of $650M Asheville plant

Pratt & Whitney's 1.1 million square foot manufacturing plant in Asheville, North Carolina, a $650 million investment that will employ 800 workers, is on track to open in November 2022. The plant will produce jet engine fan blades (airfoils) from start to finish.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-14
- Where: Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $650.0M
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: Nov 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: tens of thousands of airfoils annually
- Products: jet engine fan blades (airfoils)
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Pratt & Whitney](https://endata.com/companies/234.md)

## Sources

- [thepublicopinion.com](https://www.thepublicopinion.com/story/news/local/2022/02/14/pratt-whitney-plant-pace-november-opening-hiring-ongoing/6710784001/), 2022-02-14: "The 1.1 million square foot Asheville plant, a $650 million investment that will eventually employ 800 workers, is on track to open in November."

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