Pratt & Whitney Press Release Archive: 2008

Press Releases

Pratt & Whitney's PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Earns FAA Certification  Photo Release: Pratt & Whitney Contributes $50,000 to Yale University's Center for Industrial Ecology  JAL Biofuel Demo Flight First to Use Energy Crop Camelina  Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Engine Wins Technology Breakthrough Award in China  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes More Than 1,600 Successful Booster Missions  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Propulsion System Successfully Hovers Missile Defense Payload  Pratt & Whitney's F135 Successfully Completes First Supersonic Flight  Pratt & Whitney Canada Certifies PW207D1 and PW207D2 Engines to Power Bell Helicopter 429  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes Acquisition of ARDÉ, Inc.  Pratt & Whitney's F135 Completes Successful Engine Air Restart Testing on F-35  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$233 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Sichuan Airlines  Great Wall Becomes First Chinese Airline with EcoPower® Service Agreement  Pratt & Whitney to Wash 800 Engines for U.S. Air Force with EcoPower® Service  Pratt & Whitney F119 Receives Performance-Based Logistics Award from Defense Secretary  Pratt & Whitney Canada Establishes State-of-the-Art Aerospace Centre at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport  Pratt & Whitney Awarded $78M F135 Long Lead Production Contract  Pratt & Whitney Canada to Invest Over $360 Million in R&D  Pratt & Whitney Celebrates Belgium Engine Center Grand Opening  Pratt & Whitney Awarded $1.4 Billion Contract for F117 Engine Support  Turkish Engine Center Announces $1 Billion of Maintenance Work  Daniel Tennant Appointed Turkish Engine Center General Manager  Airbus, Pratt & Whitney Begin Joint Flight Testing of PurePower(TM) PW1000G Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine  Todd Kallman to Lead New Commercial Engines & Global Services Organization  Pratt & Whitney Canada Signs Engine Maintenance Agreement with JetSuite  Pratt & Whitney Canada and Aviall Sign JT15D Spare Parts Distribution Agreement  Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535D Turbofan Selected to Power New Hawker 450XP Light Jet  Pratt & Whitney Joint Venture Earns Two Awards from Taiwanese Government  PW617 Powering Embraer Phenom 100 Very Light Jet Receives Transport Canada and FAA Certification  Pratt & Whitney Canada Brings Service Excellence to the Next Level  Pratt & Whitney Awarded Production Contract for F135 Propulsion Systems  Pratt & Whitney to Expand JT8D Repair Network with ITR-Turborreactores  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Readies World's First Hypersonic Hydrocarbon-Fueled and -Cooled Scramjet for Flight  Employees from Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Campus in Canoga Park Donate More Than 700 Backpacks and School Supplies to Area School  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Donates $103,000 to Local Non-Profit Organizations  Pratt & Whitney Canada Establishes New Parts Distribution Centre in Sydney, Australia  Pratt & Whitney Canada Names Six Research Fellows from Universities and NRC during the AIAC Annual Meeting  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Announces Leadership Changes  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Signs Partnership Agreement and Provides Financial Support to the University of Alabama Huntsville  Singapore Airlines Cargo Selects Pratt & Whitney for $500 Million Maintenance Contract  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Heritage Lunar Engine Fired Up Once Again – This Time With Liquid Methane  Pratt & Whitney, Aviall Enter Into Worldwide JT9D Parts Distribution Agreement  Pratt & Whitney PurePower(TM) PW1000G Engine Completes First Phase of Flight Testing, Prepares for Airbus Flight Test Program  Pratt & Whitney Donates $18,200 to Palm Beach Community College's Math & Science Summer Institute  First Engine Alliance GP7200 Engines Enter Service with Emirates  PW308A-Powered WK2 Launch Aircraft for First Commercial Space Flight Debuts  Tuskegee Airmen Awards Colorado Student the Pratt & Whitney Golden Eagle Scholarship  Pratt & Whitney's Rentschler Field Designated Historic Aerospace Site  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Provides Financial Gift to U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$533 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Wizz Air  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$83 Million Order for V2500 Engines from CIT Aerospace  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$130 Million PW4000 Engine Order from Uzbekistan Airways  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$166 Million Order for V2500 Engines from AWAS Aviation Trading Limited  AirTran Airways Signs Exclusive EcoPower® Engine Wash Agreement  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$270 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Shenzhen Airlines  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$56 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Shanghai Airlines  Vietnam Airlines Selects IAE V2500 Engine for Leased A321 Fleet  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$133 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Aviation Capital Group  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$116 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Hainan Airlines  Pratt & Whitney Shares in Aftermarket Maintenance Agreement from US Airways  Yemen Airways Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Fleet Maintenance  Hong Kong Airlines Selects the V2500 Engine  Capital Cargo Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Line Maintenance  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$100 Million Engine Order from TAM Linhas Aereas  Donbassaero Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Exclusive Five-Year Maintenance Agreement  Pratt & Whitney Global Material Solutions Program on Track for Part Certifications  Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Technic Break Ground on Environmentally Friendly Engine Overhaul Center in Turkey  Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Exceeds 10,000 SDD Ground Test Hours  Pratt & Whitney Powers F-22 European Debut at Farnborough Air Show  Pratt & Whitney Acquires Techspace Aero Military Aftermarket Services  Pratt & Whitney Awarded Unmanned Combat Air System Contract  Asiana Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney to Power 777-200ER Aircraft in Deal Valued at US$135 Million  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$40 Million PW4000 Engine Order from CIT Aerospace  PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Engine Completes Endurance and Flight Testing  Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Exceeds 22 Million Flight Hours  Great Wall Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Fleet Maintenance  First GP7200-Powered A380 Enters Service August 1  Pratt & Whitney EcoPower® Engine Wash Eliminates Millions of Pounds in Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Fuel Consumption and Cost for Airlines in the United Kingdom  Pratt & Whitney EcoPower® Engine Wash Business Experiences 10X Annual Growth  Airbus, Pratt & Whitney Prepare for Joint Flight Testing of Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine  Pratt & Whitney PurePower(TM) PW1000G Engine Begins Flight Testing  Pratt & Whitney Launches PurePower(TM) Engine Family  Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine to Power CSeries Aircraft for Lufthansa  Pratt & Whitney Canada Leads Groundbreaking Biofuels Research Project  Pratt & Whitney and Axon Group plc to Create 300 New Jobs in Isabela  Pratt & Whitney Announces Farnborough Air Show Media Events  Asia-Pacific Airlines Meet to Review Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Wins $2.2 Million Contract Option for Solar Thermal Propulsion Rocket Engine  Pratt & Whitney's F135 Powers First F-35B Lightning II STOVL Flight Test  United Airlines to Save on Fuel and Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions  Southwest Airlines to Save Millions in Fuel Costs and Significantly Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions with Pratt & Whitney EcoPower® Engine Wash Services  Pratt & Whitney Selected To Power Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16s  Jim Moravecek to Succeed Bruce Hughes as Engine Alliance President  Pratt & Whitney Names Thomas Bode General Manager, Columbus Engine Center  Pratt & Whitney Canada Nova Scotia Facility Recognized for Environmental Excellence  Pratt & Whitney's F135 Powers First F-35B STOVL-Mode Test  Pratt & Whitney Dedicates F-15 and F-16 Fighter Models to Airmen  Pratt & Whitney Contributes $15,000 to Susan G. Komen Foundation  Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Completes Phase II Ground Testing, Cleared for First Flight  Pratt & Whitney Canada and MTU Aero Engines Join Forces to Pursue UAV Opportunities in Europe  Pratt & Whitney and Seven Q Seven Sign Contract with Northrop Grumman to Re-engine the U.S. Air Force Joint STARS Fleet  Pratt & Whitney F135 Team Receives STOVL Flight Qualification  Pratt & Whitney Canada PW810 Engine Development Program Enters High Gear  Pratt & Whitney Canada Appoints GATE V Recognized Maintenance Facility  Solalban Energía S.A. Purchases Two FT8® SWIFTPAC® Gas Turbines  Pratt & Whitney Canada Announces Groundbreaking Maintenance Agreement with Russia's Dexter Air Taxi  Pratt & Whitney Canada to Open New Parts Distribution Facilities in Australia, Brazil  Pratt & Whitney Canada Customer First Centre Drives Return-to-Service Times Down After First Year  Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 Marks 45 Years of Success in Business Aviation  Pratt & Whitney Canada and Helicopters of Russia Sign MOU to Produce PW127TS for Russian MI-38 Helicopter  FAA Certifies All Pratt & Whitney CFM56-3 Engine Life Limited Parts  PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Begins Flight Testing  Pratt & Whitney Canada Wins Contract to Power Learjet 85 Aircraft with PW307B Engine  Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney Awarded Engine Demonstrator Contract  World's Airlines Meet to Review Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Development  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Provides Financial Gift for New INFINITY® Science Center at NASA's Stennis Space Center  Pratt & Whitney To Power Korean F-15Ks  Pratt & Whitney Dedicates New Co-Generation System at Middletown Facility  Pratt & Whitney Wins $190 Million Order for V2500 Engines from Silkair  Airbus to Flight Test Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine  Pratt & Whitney Canada to Open New World-Class Flight Test Operations Centre at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport  Pratt & Whitney Compliance Manager Joe Sirico Honored by Overhaul & Maintenance  Pratt & Whitney Canada and Los Angeles County Fire Department Sign Engine Maintenance Contract  Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Demonstrator Engine Begins Phase II Ground Testing  UTC Elects Chênevert Chief Executive Officer; David to Continue as Board Chairman  Pratt & Whitney F135 Team Completes STOVL Altitude Flight Qualification Testing  Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C Engine Certified to Power New Cessna Citation XLS+ Jet  Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine to Power All Nippon Airways' Mitsubishi Regional Jets  Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Second Phase of $45 Million Investment in Halifax  Pratt & Whitney Establishes Engineering University Partnerships  FAA Certifies Pratt & Whitney CFM56-3 Engine Life Limited Parts  Pratt & Whitney Installs Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Flight Nacelle System, Prepares for Phase II Testing  CODELCO, Chile's National Copper Corporation, Purchases One and One-half FT8® SWIFTPAC® Gas Turbines  Lieutenant Governor Fedele and Congressman Larson Participate in Pratt & Whitney F119 Engine Celebration  Pratt & Whitney President Steve Finger Speaks at Wings Club in New York City  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engineer Receives Highest Honor from the Engineers' Council  Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M Engine Certified to Power ATR Regional Turboprop Aircraft  Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Exceeds 9,000 SDD Ground Test Hours  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Receives NASA's Premier Award for Quality, Performance  Pratt & Whitney Selects Hamilton Sundstrand for Engine Controls and Accessories on Next Generation Engines  Pratt & Whitney Canada Signs Maintenance Contract with ERA Helicopters  Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Innovative Maintenance Program For Helicopter Customers  Engine Alliance Introduces Innovative, Realistic Customer Training  Grupo Marsans Exercises Options for PW4000 Engines in Deal Valued at US$285 Million  Jetstar Asia Selects Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for Engine Maintenance  Pratt & Whitney Awarded $521.2 Million Contract for F119 Engine Support  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$180 Million Order for PW4000 Engines from Air Caraibes  Singapore Airlines Selects Pratt & Whitney for Engine Wash Services  Global Material Solutions Announces MRO Agreement with JAT Tehnika  Israel Aerospace Industries and Pratt & Whitney Sign Exclusive Three Year Contract for JT9D Engine Upgrades  Kalitta Air to Upgrade JT9D fleet with Pratt & Whitney Durability Kits  PW4000 Advantage70(TM) Prepares for Flight Testing  Pratt & Whitney Wins US$200 Million V2500Select® Engine Deal from Tiger Airways  Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Demonstrates Alternative Fuel Capabilities  Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Technic Announce Engine Overhaul Site Selection  Pratt & Whitney Establishes EcoPower® Franchise Agreement with JET Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.  Pratt & Whitney Canada Singapore Service Centre Crosses 25-Year Milestone  Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan(TM) Demonstrator Engine Completes Phase I Ground Tests Ahead of Schedule  Tampa Electric Company Purchases Five FT8® SWIFTPAC® Gas Turbines  Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Enters into a Parts Agreement with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power  Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches 10,000-Pound-Thrust Engine Family to Power Cessna Large-Cabin Business Jet  Pratt & Whitney Canada Joins Virgin Galactic to Celebrate Unveiling of SpaceshipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo Models  Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Airlines Technic Form MRO Joint Venture  Pratt & Whitney F117 Engine Exceeds Five Million Hours Powering the C-17 Globemaster III  
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