Pratt & Whitney, Irkut Seal PW1400G Deal for MC-21
Pratt & Whitney has signed a definitive deal to supply PW1400 to Irkut.
The Pratt & Whitney PW1217G has now flown some 50 hours attached to a wing stub on a company Boeing 747SP test bed. (Photo: Pratt & Whitney)
The Pratt & Whitney PW1217G has now flown some 50 hours attached to a wing stub on a company Boeing 747SP test bed. (Photo: Pratt & Whitney)

Pratt & Whitney signed a definitive agreement with Russia’s Irkut on Tuesday to supply the PurePower PW1400G turbofan for Irkut’s planned MC-21 narrowbodies. The contract secures the PurePower engine—formerly known as the Geared Turbofan—as the only Western powerplant offered on the 150- to 210-seat series of jets. Pratt & Whitney and Irkut have chosen Belfast-based Bombardier subsidiary Short Brothers to serve as the exclusive nacelle provider for the PW1400G engine family.