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Frontier Airbus aircraft equipped with GTF engines

Press Release: Frontier introduces its first GTF-powered A321neo

Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, and Frontier Airlines (“Frontier”) today welcomed the arrival of the carrier’s first ... Continue Reading

Press Release: P&W GTF Advantage flight testing on A320neo begins

Pratt & Whitney today announced that Airbus has started development flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an A320neo aircraft. T... Continue Reading

An aircraft engine is built up of coding on a blue backdrop. This image represents the data delivery agreement between Collins Aerospace and Pratt

Press Release: P&W expands EngineWise insights with Collins Aerospace

Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, both divisions of Raytheon Technologies Corp., announced today that they have signed a full-fligh... Continue Reading

an image of an aircraft made up of numbers and lines to represent data.

Press Release: Pratt & Whitney joins SITA’s data-brokering platform

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and IT provider SITA have signed an agreement for full flight data retrieval and processing in suppo... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines A321neo is pictured here in Delta Livery. A group of people stand between it and an large group of letters spelling 1ST A321NEO

Press Release: Delta Air Lines receives its first A321neo

Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of the first of 155 A321neo aircraft the airline has on order. All will feature Airbus’ new Airspace cabi... Continue Reading

A hand is holding up a small vial filled with Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosine. The GTF Advantage engine is blurred in the background.

Press Release: P&W successfully tests GTF engine on 100% SAF

Pratt & Whitney announced today it has successfully tested the GTF Advantage engine configuration with 100 percent sustainable aviation ... Continue Reading

Ariel shot showing Atlantic Forest in Brazil, Mata Atlantic. Part of the aircraft engine is in the image as well.

Press Release: P&W awarded DoE project to develop hydrogen propulsion

Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fueled propulsion te... Continue Reading

JetBlue's cool blue lighting on board is picture as people fill the aircraft seats. This image is from the back of the aircraft showing the seatback IFE screens with various entertainment playing.

Cancun hop on JetBlue highlights cabin consistency

There’s nothing like a harsh winter in the Northeast to send travelers in search of warmer climes. Eager to catch a break from the frigid te... Continue Reading

Press Release: Pratt & Whitney unveils GTF Advantage for A320neo

Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, today unveiled the GTF Advantage engine, the world’s most fuel-efficient and su... Continue Reading

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas.

Dickson: Freedom to fly brings environmental responsibility

Scaling up production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) — and incentivizing industry adoption with a proposed SAF tax credit — is a key par... Continue Reading

Breeze Airways Airbus A220 in front of a hanger.

Press Release: Breeze reveals new A220 livery, confirms fresh order

Breeze Airways revealed its new A220-300 livery today as the airline confirmed it will purchase an additional 20 Airbus A220 aircraft. The n... Continue Reading

JetBlue A220 view from the front showing light grey seats with a dark grey headrest and orange trim.

Press Release: JetBlue reveals interior of new Airbus A220-300

JetBlue today introduced the all-new onboard experience which will soon greet customers aboard the airline’s Airbus A220-300, a next-generat... Continue Reading

JetBlue A220-300 inaugural test flight taking off from runway

Press Release: JetBlue takes delivery of its first A220-300

JetBlue today announced it has formally taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, marking the start of a new era for the airline... Continue Reading

A wing of an aircraft flying above a rendering of the earth. Elements of this image are furnished by NASA.

Diversification helps position some suppliers to weather the storm

As the coronavirus crisis pummels air travel demand, forcing airlines to park aircraft and airframers to slow production, many suppliers in ... Continue Reading

Workers at a Pratt & Whitney factory work on three large engines. Three engines are in view

Collins parent UTC cuts costs as it feels effects of coronavirus

United Technologies (UTC) is immediately implementing a number of cost-cutting measures, including ordering a hiring freeze and suspending d... Continue Reading