Blackhawk Takes Delivery of 1,000th P&WC Engine

Stephen Pope

Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 10:43 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Blackhawk Modifications has received its 1,000th PT6A engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada, making it P&WC's best non-OEM customer.
The milestone was celebrated by senior executives from both companies at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
P&WC commended Blackhawk for its successful provision of value-added conversion solutions using their PT6A engines.
The 1,000th engine is installed in a King Air C90, which is being sold as part of Blackhawk's new venture into selling converted aircraft.

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Blackhawk Modifications is far and away Pratt & Whitney Canada’s best non-OEM customer, having taken delivery of 1,000 PT6A engines over a 16-year collaboration. Senior executives from Blackhawk and Pratt & Whitney Canada commemorated the milestone engine at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

P&WC executives including company president John Saabas congratulated Blackhawk president and CEO Jim Allmon at a ceremony on the Waco, Texas-based engine mod company’s long run of success.