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 and Zero Emission Energy Plants, Inc. Sign Gasification Licensing Agreement  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 Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Critical Design Review on J-2X Rocket Engine  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engines Boost Equipment to Service and Repair Solar Array Joints on International Space Station  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 Rocketdyne to Boost Italian Defense and Disaster Prevention Satellite  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 Joint Venture Earns Two Awards from Taiwanese Government  Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535D Turbofan Selected to Power New Hawker 450XP Light Jet  PW617 Powering Embraer Phenom 100 Very Light Jet Receives Transport Canada and FAA Certification  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Teams with ExxonMobil to Develop Compact Gasification Technology  Pratt & Whitney Canada Brings Service Excellence to the Next Level  Pratt & Whitney Awarded Production Contract for F135 Propulsion Systems  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Hot-Fire Tests on New RS-68A Rocket Engine  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Readies World's First Hypersonic Hydrocarbon-Fueled and -Cooled Scramjet for Flight  Pratt & Whitney to Expand JT8D Repair Network with ITR-Turborreactores  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 Contracted to Provide Additional J-2X Testing  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes Successful Test of J-2X Gas Generator  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Heritage Lunar Engine Fired Up Once Again – This Time With Liquid Methane  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to Launch Next-Generation of Commercial Satellite to Map, Measure and Monitor the Earth  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 Propulsion System Successfully Powers and Positions Missile Defense Interceptor to Destroy Ballistic Missile Target  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Wins $2.2 Million Contract Option for Solar Thermal Propulsion Rocket Engine  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engine Launches New Ocean-Mapping Satellite into Orbit  Pratt & Whitney's F135 Powers First F-35B Lightning II STOVL Flight Test  United Airlines to Save on Fuel and Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engine Launches Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope into Space  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 Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engines Propel Japanese Pressurized Module and Main Robotic Arm to International Space Station  Pratt & Whitney's F135 Powers First F-35B STOVL-Mode Test  Pratt & Whitney Contributes $15,000 to Susan G. Komen Foundation  Pratt & Whitney Dedicates F-15 and F-16 Fighter Models to Airmen  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  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Successfully Completes Hot-Fire Tests on Next Generation of Space Launch Vehicle 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 Rocketdyne, RD AMROSS Successfully Power Atlas V Launch To Deliver Commercial Communications Satellite into Orbit  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Awarded NASA Contract Extension To Advance Lunar Lander Engine Technology  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 Rocketdyne Completes Assembly of Flight Clearance Scramjet for the X-51A  CODELCO, Chile's National Copper Corporation, Purchases One and One-half FT8® SWIFTPAC® Gas Turbines  Pratt & Whitney Installs Geared Turbofan(TM) Engine Flight Nacelle System, Prepares for Phase II Testing  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Rocket Engine Powers Latest GPS Satellite into Space  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, RD AMROSS Power Atlas V's Inaugural Launch from Vandenberg AFB  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Engineer Receives Highest Honor from the Engineers' Council  Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engines Propel Japanese Laboratory to International Space Station  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 Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engines Propel European Laboratory to International Space Station  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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