A nearly new Spirit Airlines jet was shredded by the giant claws of a heavy-duty excavator in a video that transfixed ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, today announced the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the GTF AdvantageTM-powered ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced that type certification for the GTF Advantage engine has been validated by the European ...

PARIS, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PARIS AIR SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) business, has announced more than 800 GTF engine orders and commitments, including spare engines, since the ...

Aircraft engines are among the most valuable components on commercial aircraft. However, amid the ongoing shortage of Pratt and Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines, some nearly new jets are being ...

The GTF Advantage engine was developed to achieve 1.0% lower fuel burn and 4-8% higher thrust at takeoff than the current model PW1100G engine. Full compatibility with sustainable aviation fuel was ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, today marks the certification of the GTF-powered Airbus A321XLR by the European Aviation Safety ...

(Reuters) - An issue has been identified on some recently delivered Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for European planemaker Airbus's A320neo aircraft, the two companies said on Friday Pratt & Whitney said ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. airplane engine maker Pratt & Whitney is close to outlining a fix for problems with the combustion chamber lining in its new Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines, which have hit ...

With GTF engines worth more than $200,000 per month, airlines continue to send their new A320neos to the scrapyard.