With Gulfstream win, Pratt & Whitney Canada tightens grip on high-end bizjet market
Two PW800 variants are close to certification as the engine manufacturer adds another airframe win.
With its single-piece fan, Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW800 series will power Gulfstream’s G500 and G600. A full-scale mockup was revealed here at NBAA yesterday.
With its single-piece fan, Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW800 series will power Gulfstream’s G500 and G600. A full-scale mockup was revealed here at NBAA yesterday.

Yesterday at NBAA Pratt & Whitney Canada lifted the veil on its 16,000-pound-class PW800 engine, which has been selected to power the new Gulfstream G500 and G600 large-cabin business jets, thus finding a new application for its PurePower family. The engine manufacturer (Booth 3240) said that the PurePower engine brings major improvements in fuel burn and maintainability. The program is well advanced, as certification of the new turbofan is expected by year-end.