Sustainability and Environment
RTX Launches Sustainability Alliance With Dutch Aerospace Sector
Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney are committed to new R&D efforts in the Netherlands
RTX agreement with Netherlands Aerospace Group
Left to right: Frank Jansen, managing director, Netherlands Aerospace Group, and Phill Godfrey, chief sustainability officer, Collins Aerospace, celebrate a memorandum of understanding on sustainable aviation research with Tjerk Opmeer, deputy director general for business and innovation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands. © RTX

Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney this week announced a strategic partnership to conduct joint research and development on sustainable aviation technology with Dutch companies. The initiative was confirmed when the RTX subsidiaries signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Netherlands Aerospace Group.

The work covered by the agreement will cover areas including: advanced manufacturing processes and materials, including thermoplastic composite structures; propulsion technology, such as hydrogen and hybrid-electric systems; aircraft electrification and energy management; and environmental studies.