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Pratt & Whitney will invest USD 25 million to expand its precision parts plant in Niepołomice, Poland, to boost output of complex tubular assemblies for engine programs. The site is expected to start operating in 2028 and create more than 120 jobs.
RTX's Pratt & Whitney plans a $285 million investment to expand its Buncombe County jet engine parts operations, expected to create 325 jobs from 2026 over five years, supported by a $4.2 million state JDIG grant.
Frontier Airlines selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 134 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, with first deliveries scheduled for 2022. Pratt & Whitney will also provide long-term EngineWise maintenance under the deal.
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, plans to invest approximately $650 million through 2027 in a new manufacturing facility in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The operation is intended to create 800 new positions.
Pratt & Whitney will invest $12.5 million in its North Berwick, Maine facility to add maintenance, repair and overhaul work on high pressure turbine and compressor modules for the PW1100G-JM engine.
Pratt & Whitney's Columbus Forge Disks business unveiled a new isothermal vacuum forge press, the C5, to raise output of turbine disks and compressor rotors for its engines. The press is part of the company's engine production ramp, following a $386 million investment in Columbus announced in 2017.
The Pentagon awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification worth nearly $400 million for performance-based logistics sustainment of the F-35 F135 engine system.
Pratt & Whitney announced an investment of up to $100 million in its existing West Palm Beach, Florida facility to support defense programs, creating up to 215 new jobs by 2022. The expansion covers the campus and new manufacturing equipment.
Pratt & Whitney inaugurated GP7200 engine overhaul capability at its Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services Asia engine center in Singapore, a joint venture with SIAEC, on February 5, 2018. The facility is investing nearly US$85 million and expects GTF engine servicing to begin in 2019.
Delta Air Lines selected Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan engine to power its firm order of 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft, which includes a 20-year EngineWise services agreement. Deliveries are expected to begin in Q1 2020.
The Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center, a joint venture of Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Technic, signed a up to five-year EngineWise service agreement with Turkish Airlines covering its V2500 and CFM56-7B engine overhauls. The announcement was dated 1 November 2017.
MB Aerospace Newton Abbot agreed on October 27, 2017 to acquire Asian Compressor Technology Services from Pratt & Whitney, SIA Engineering and China Airlines for $60 million. Closing is expected around January 2018, and the business will trade as MB Aerospace ACTS (Taiwan).
Pratt & Whitney commissioned a new 93,000 square-foot fan blade manufacturing facility at its AutoAir plant in Lansing, Michigan, for PurePower GTF engines. The $97 million investment adds to an existing GTF fan blade line.
Pratt & Whitney installed a new atomization tower at its HMI facility in Clayville, New York, as part of a $7 million expansion that doubles output of nickel superalloy powder used in engine components.
Pratt & Whitney will invest approximately $386 million in its Columbus, Georgia facility to increase production of parts and maintenance services, including a 200,000 sq ft GTF engine overhaul building and a new forge press facility. More than 500 new employees will be hired. The announcement was made on February 14, 2017.
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies unit, won nearly $800 million in contracts from Air China and Shenzhen Airlines to supply V2500 engines for A320ceo aircraft, announced at Airshow China.
