Pratt & Whitney News

JetBlue Orders Pratt & Whitney's For A320s

December 15, 2011

JetBlue Airways has signed an order for 86 Pratt & Whitney engines to power Airbus A320neo jets, the engine-maker said.
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Pratt To Buy Rolls Share Of Engine Venture

October 13, 2011

Pratt & Whitney said on Wednesday that it will spend USD$1.5 billion to buy Rolls-Royce's share of the International Aero Engines consortium that produces the engine that powers the Airbus A320 plane family.
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Pratt CEO Warns Boeing On 737 MAX

September 6, 2011

Boeing may be forced to cut short the lifespan of its just-announced 737 MAX aircraft and go back to the drawing board for a new plane to protect sales, the head of engine maker Pratt & Whitney said on Tuesday.
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Rolls-Royce, Pratt Settle Engine Patent Row

July 19, 2011

Rolls-Royce has settled a legal row over patent rights on commercial jets with US rival Pratt & Whitney, in a case which threatened to delay deliveries of Boeing's new 787 passenger aircraft.
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MTU Wins EUR€600 Mln Of Engine Deals

June 22, 2011

MTU Aero Engines has won contracts worth more than EUR€600 million (USD$861 million) at the Paris Air Show, the German aircraft engine maker said on Wednesday.
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Pratt Sees Options For Larger Geared Turbofan

June 20, 2011

Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engine, which has secured hundreds of orders to power Airbus's upgraded A320neo narrow-body, could be scaled up for use on larger wide-body planes, its chief executive said on Sunday.
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IHI, Mitsubishi To Help Make Airbus Engine - Report

June 19, 2011

Japan's IHI, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will help develop Airbus's aircraft engines by providing their carbon composite technologies, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.
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AirAsia Boss Links Formula 1 To GE

June 15, 2011

Formula 1's Team Lotus announced a sponsorship deal with General Electric that deepens links between the US industrial group and a business empire that includes Asia's largest budget airline.
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AirAsia Could Buy 200 Airbus Planes

June 10, 2011

AirAsia could buy up to 200 Airbus planes in a landmark deal that is potentially set to dominate the Paris Air Show, industry sources said.
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Kingfisher 'In No Hurry For A380s'

May 27, 2011

Kingfisher Airlines is in no hurry to take delivery of five Airbus A380 superjumbos it has on order and could push their arrival beyond 2016, Kingfisher chairman Vijay Mallya told reporters.
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