Loong Air Selects Pratt & Whitney APS3200 Auxiliary Power Unit for Fleet of up to 34 New Airbus A320 Family Aircraft

ZHUHAI, China, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AIR SHOW CHINA -- Pratt & Whitney Canada, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced that Loong Air has selected the APS3200 auxiliary power unit (APU) for the airline's order of 29 firm and 5 option Airbus A320 family aircraft. Pratt & Whitney Canada and Loong Air have also signed a long-term comprehensive support agreement to cover the APS3200 APU maintenance. With this APU selection, Loong Air will operate up to 68 Airbus A320 family aircraft with the APS3200 APU.

"We are very happy to extend our long-term support agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada," said Mr. Liu Qihong, chairman at Loong Air. "With growth and accumulation over the past nearly five (5) years, Loong Air has established itself as an emerging power in the China civil aviation industry, with an ever-enhancing comprehensive capability and huge potential. All these are impossible without the support we get from major companies, including Pratt & Whitney."

"Loong Air is approaching the fifth anniversary of its first passenger flight," said Marty Kessell, vice president of auxiliary power units at Pratt & Whitney Canada. "We're honored to help them grow and to support their success with the APS3200 APU."

Pratt & Whitney Canada has delivered 3,300 APS3200 APUs to more than 200 operators for their fleets of Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Milestone Year for V2500® Engine as it Looks to Power Third Platform

FARNBOUROUGH, England – July 18, 2018 – The company behind the V2500® engine is celebrating a milestone this year marking 35 years since the partnership was formed.

The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney (NYSE:UTX), Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.

“The first V2500 engine flew into service just 6 years after we launched the company, and now this year we’ll start to power our third platform with this engine when the KC-390 is delivered to Embraer’s first customer,” said Bernie Zimmerman, president, IAE International Aero Engines AG. “The V2500 engine has powered more than 3,100 aircraft for greater than 200 million flight hours.”

The V2500 engine family provides efficient, clean power in the 22,000 to 33,000 pound thrust range with class-leading lowest fuel burn and reliability.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.

Pratt & Whitney Announces Sponsorship of Global GoFly Prize Competition

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 17, 2018/PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced it is the exclusive Disruptor Award sponsor of The GoFly Prize, a global competition to encourage innovators to design a personal flying device. The goal of The GoFly Prize is to foster the development of safe, quiet, ultra-compact personal flying devices capable of near vertical take-off and landing.

As a sponsor, Pratt & Whitney will present the Disruptor Award, a $100,000 prize, to the team that is truly innovative, who has gone beyond in developing their personal flying device for the competition. With the Disruptor Award, Pratt & Whitney recognizes innovation unmatched by any other competitor, so that true originality is rewarded. The Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award allows for all types of innovations to be embraced—and it allows the company to recognize innovation and disruption in its purest sense.

"Encouraging the advancement of flight is a natural fit for our business," said David Carter, senior vice president, engineering, Pratt & Whitney. "We have been on the front lines of innovation for more than 90 years, and we are excited to see what the participating teams will develop, test and successfully execute during this competition."

Launched in September 2017, The GoFly Prize is a two-year competition where teams will leverage recent advances in propulsion, energy, light-weight materials, and control and stability systems to make the dream of personal flight a reality. The competition will award prize money of $2 million to participating teams in a variety of categories. Teams will build a personal flying device that can be used by anyone, anywhere.

Participating in this project provides Pratt & Whitney the opportunity to support the next generation of aviation leaders. As a sponsor, the company will provide mentors and lecturers to help teams around the world develop the future of flight. The winner of the Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award will be announced at GoFly's Final Fly-Off event in October 2019.

Hawaiian Airlines Receives First U.S. Produced A320neo Family Aircraft Powered by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ Engines

BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), Airbus and Hawaiian Airlines yesterday celebrated delivery of the first A320neo Family aircraft produced at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft, an A321neo powered by Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engines, will join three other A321neo aircraft currently operating in Hawaiian's fleet.  A special ceremony took place at the facility on June 11 to officially mark the delivery.

"Hawaiian Airlines is honored to receive the first U.S. produced A320neo Family aircraft," said Jon Snook, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Hawaiian Airlines. "We look forward to expanding our fleet with this fuel-efficient, quiet and environmentally-friendly GTF-powered aircraft, which have been performing exceptionally well for our operations between the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii."

Pratt & Whitney GTF engines will power 18 firm A321neo aircraft for Hawaiian Airlines, which plans to operate the fleet on routes like Portland-Maui, Oakland-Kauai and Los Angeles-Kona.

"We take great pride that the first A320neo Family aircraft delivered from the Airbus Mobile facility is powered by GTF engines," said Tom Pelland, senior vice president, Commercial Engine Programs at Pratt & Whitney. "This facility puts Airbus closer to their U.S.-based customers, such as Hawaiian, and is a great accomplishment for Airbus and the entire Mobile based team."

The majority of the design, manufacturing and assembly of GTF engines is done in the U.S. with the support of suppliers. Pratt & Whitney is investing more than $1.3 billion in 21st century manufacturing technology to transform its U.S. and global footprint.

Since entering into service in early 2016, the GTF engine has demonstrated its promised ability to reduce fuel burn by 16 percent, to reduce NOx emissions by 50 percent to the regulatory standard and to lower the noise footprint by 75 percent.

Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines Power Widerøe’s First Embraer E190-E2 Passenger Flight

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), joins Widerøe today in celebrating the first passenger flight of their newly delivered Embraer E190-E2 aircraft. The flight, which departed Bergen, Norway and touched down in Tromsø, Norway, marks the official entry into service for the first of three E190-E2 aircraft Widerøe will take delivery of this year.

“Today we celebrate the beginning of a new era. Seeing our E190-E2 aircraft take flight is a proud moment. Knowing the Pratt & Whitney engines powering the airplane support our commitment to reducing our environmental footprint makes it that much more rewarding to witness,” said Widerøe President & CEO Stein Nilsen. “We see a bright future with our new fleet of E2 jets – today is the start of many successful years to come.”

The largest regional airline in Scandinavia, Widerøe is the first airline to put the E190-E2 into commercial service, which will enable an expanded domestic and international route network. The airline has been a part of the Pratt & Whitney family since the late 1940s, when it began operating Wasp R-1340 radial engines.

“It’s very special for us and our partners, and I would especially like to point out our partners at Pratt & Whitney. When we took the ferry flight over to Norway, the one thing everyone spoke about was how quiet it was, and most of that is due to the engines,” said John Slattery, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. “The E2 is the backbone of Embraer – it’s the future of the company. This is a business built on passion and it’s because of days like today.”

“It takes an incredible amount of energy, dedication, and expertise to certify a new engine on a new airplane. In this industry, it’s not every day a new airplane enters into service, and we couldn’t be more proud to power it with our latest technology. Congratulations to the Widerøe, Embraer and Pratt & Whitney teams who have been a part of this historic journey.” said Tom Pelland, senior vice president of Commercial Engine Programs at Pratt & Whitney.

The E190-E2 marks the third aircraft platform powered by the GTF engine. The aircraft has more than 17% reduction in fuel burn than the previous-generation E190, with NOx emissions 50% below the ICAO CAEP/6 regulation and a cumulative noise reduction of ICAO Chapter 4 minus 17dB to 20dB.  In addition to being selected as the exclusive engine for the E2 commercial aircraft, Pratt & Whitney's APS2600E auxiliary power unit (APU) is the sole-sourced APU for the E2 family.

P&W Team Deploys Major Logistics System Upgrade for F-35 Operational Fleet

A joint team consisting of Pratt & Whitney, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) subject matter experts successfully completed the rollout of a major upgrade to the F-35’s fleet management system. All F-35 operational bases around the globe were upgraded with the latest version of the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS version 2.0.2.4), which now integrates Pratt & Whitney’s F135 propulsion system for the first time. Migrating the F135 propulsion system into ALIS marks an important next step in the evolution of the F-35 in terms of comprehensive weapon system sustainment.

This new release of ALIS automates the tracking of life-limited propulsion parts, manages squadron maintenance requirements with enhanced supply chain features and enables enhanced fault isolation, diagnostics & health trending to streamline resource management during home or deployed operations.

“Integrating propulsion into ALIS at every F-35 operational base represents a significant milestone for the F-35 program,” said Larry Breen, Associate Director, F135 ALIS Program Manager at Pratt & Whitney. “As a result of this upgrade, the men and women that support the F-35 can now manage a wide spectrum of logistics for the aircraft - including propulsion - from a single logistics system, eliminating much of the manual planning that was previously required with multiple maintenance systems. Ultimately, the integration of propulsion into ALIS will provide automated maintenance process capabilities, reducing sustainment costs and increasing aircraft availability. It is also a key enabler for condition-based maintenance, instead of cost-intensive fixed duration schedules, for this multi-role weapons system.”

ALIS serves as the information technology backbone of the F-35, capturing and analyzing condition-based data from the entire aircraft targeting preventative maintenance, prognostic health monitoring, supply chain management, flight scheduling and mission planning. For example, ALIS communicates health reporting codes, which when triggered, identify a component requiring the attention of the maintainers on the ground. ALIS also enables the pre-positioning of parts and qualified technicians, so downtime is minimized and the efficiency of flight line operations is increased.

Beginning in March 2017, cross functional contingents of more than 100 Pratt & Whitney employees partnered with subject matter experts from Lockheed Martin and the JPO to migrate propulsion at every operational base worldwide. Base migrations averaged 15 days from start to finish, and were led by Roger Neama, Larry Breen and Steve Switalski. Migration inventory teams touched nearly 200,000 propulsion assets around the world during wall-to-wall material audits. Data migration teams transitioned inventory records and component usage history into the new system, while post ‘Go-Live’ teams supported each squadron as they took their first steps processing off board engine usage data in ALIS as the official system of record.

“Successful integration of the F135 propulsion system in ALIS is a testament to the caliber and dedication of the dependable men and women at Pratt & Whitney,” said Roger Neama, Associate Director, F135 Program Manager at Pratt & Whitney. “I am extremely proud of the entire F135 propulsion migration team, which includes a wide cross section of our Military Engines employees, contractors and Rolls-Royce counterparts. They worked around the clock and made many personal sacrifices to balance each squadron’s operational needs with the delivery of new ALIS propulsion capabilities.”

Steven Switalski, F135 ALIS Technical Integration Manager at Pratt & Whitney, added: “The ability of the propulsion migration team to adapt and overcome complex technical challenges, crossing organizational and company boundaries, was truly impressive. Their willingness and ability to quickly resolve the unexpected demonstrated how important the success of this effort was to each and every one of them. The team that traveled domestically and internationally depended on support teams back home, often during late nights, weekends and across time zones for help.”

To date, propulsion migration in ALIS version 2.0.2.4 was rolled out at the following F-35 operational bases:

• Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada)
• Naval Air Station Lemoore (California)
• Eglin Air Force Base (Florida)
• Hill Air Force Base and Ogden Aircraft Depot (Utah)
• Edwards Air Force Base (California)
• Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (Arizona)
• Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (Japan)
• Nevatim Air Base (Israel)
• Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (North Carolina)
• Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (South Carolina)
• Luke Air Force Base (Arizona)
• Amendola Air Base (Italy)

Future F-35 base activations will include ALIS version 2.0.2.4 or newer with propulsion already integrated. ALIS version 3.0 brings additional functionality to the front lines and is expected to be fielded later this year.