Pratt & Whitney

Subtle changes now should reap large benefits for this turboprop’s pilots over the long term.

With certification under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in hand, Daher debuted the latest member of its single-engine turboprop family, the TBM 960, at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, on Tuesday. The newest TBM proposes simplified operations, digital data streams for more thorough analysis—and a level-up in takeoff and climb […]

Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) has named Christopher T. Calio as chief operating officer and says Shane G. Eddy will succeed him as president of the company’s Pratt & Whitney unit. The appointments take effect March 1. In the new post, Calio will oversee Raytheon’s four business units and company-wide functions, including technology and engineering; […]

Austrian manufacturer says switch from GE to Pratt & Whitney will speed certification.

Raytheon Technologies Corp., an aerospace and defense company, said its fourth-quarter net income increased, driven in part by the recovery of the domestic short-haul air travel industry. However, difficulties in the global supply chain continued to slow results overall. Adjusted net income for the quarter totaled $1.61 billion, or $1.08 per share, compared with $1.12 […]

The DS-2C joins the CD2 Seastar twin turboprop in the company’s return to the flying boat scene.

Blackhawk Aerospace says it is developing an supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Pilatus PC-12, replacing the PT6A turboprop engine with a new, more powerful model. The single engine turboprop conversion builds on Blackhawk’s success with Cessna’s Caravan series of aircraft. The news was announced at a press conference at the National Business Aviation Association’s […]

Chances are, if you fly turboprop-powered aircraft, you have some time behind the Pratt & Whitney PT6 series engines. My own introduction to the legendary engine came when I first flew the Cessna Grand Caravan—and the marriage of the 182-like handling with the performance and reliability of the PT6A-114A (in that case) made the airplane […]

Pratt & Whitney is reportedly investigating cases of excessive engine vibration in its new geared turbofan engines that power Airbus’s A320neo. Pilots have received alerts of high vibration levels in flight and the FAA is currently studying the problem. Pratt & Whitney, a part of United Technologies Corp., has not yet identified the cause of […]

For all the talk about lingering economic uncertainty and struggling aircraft market segments, it’s hard to think back to a more fascinating time for the business aviation industry. From emerging models like the Cessna Denali turboprop and Cirrus Vision Jet to larger airplanes, including the HondaJet, Pilatus PC-24, Citation Hemisphere, Bombardier Global 8000 and Dassault […]