Pratt and Whitney Eagle

2019 Archive

October 22, 2019
Your 2019 Leadership Award Recipients
The 2019 Pratt & Whitney Leadership Awards was a celebration of teams that helped our company Go Beyond for our customers, shareholders and employees.

October 22, 2019
Projects Reduce Cost, Improve Quality
Automation projects at Pratt & Whitney Component Solutions not only support UTC’s “Smart Factory” initiative, but are helping drive a culture of employee empowerment and inclusion, all in an effort to reduce cost, increase speed and improve quality and safety.

October 22, 2019
‘Learn & Fly’ Students Visit P&W
A group of high school students from Poland, Spain and Portugal visited Pratt & Whitney in Rzeszów as part of the Learn & Fly Challenge, an international competition designed to improve students’ STEM skills.

October 22, 2019
Air Austral Orders Three A220s
Air Austral signed a firm order this week for three Airbus A220 aircraft. With this order, the Réunion Island-based airline becomes the first A220 customer based in the Indian Ocean region.

October 22, 2019
Making Short Work of Short Runways
A member of Pratt & Whitney's PW100 engine family will once again power a new aircraft variant from ATR.

October 22, 2019
From 50 Steps to Five
When it comes to compressor airfoils, Pratt & Whitney has historically precision-forged airfoils, which involved up to 55 steps over a 12-week timeframe. Machine all over, a new process being used at the company’s Columbus Forge Blades business, now requires only five steps and four weeks to make an airfoil.

October 22, 2019
Leadership Change in Commercial Engines
I am pleased to announce that Carroll Lane will join Pratt & Whitney as president, Commercial Engines, reporting to me, on Jan. 1, 2020.

October 22, 2019
Leadership Change in Finance
We are pleased to announce David Porter has been appointed vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Neil Mitchill who has been named corporate vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations at UTC by Akhil Johri, executive vice president and chief financial officer, UTC.

October 22, 2019
Appointment in Finance
I am pleased to announce that Amy Johnson has been named vice president, Finance, Commercial Engines, reporting to me.

October 22, 2019
Adams Earns Customer Service Award
You could measure his dedication in the number of flight training missions, overseas contingency operations, air demonstrations and sorties that his work helped to support.

October 22, 2019
Dave Gibbons: United’s 'Go To' Guy
He is admired by United Airlines’ Engine Shop and considered the “one-stop shop” by United’s Engine Repair Engineering group.