Aircraft
C Series to use Pratt GTFs
Bombardier has selected Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for its proposed 110- to 149-seat C Series airliners in a deal the Canadian manu

Bombardier has selected Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for its proposed 110- to 149-seat C Series airliners in a deal the Canadian manufacturer claims “secures the best technology available.”

The decision follows Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ surprise choice of the GTF in October for its planned MRJ70/90 regional airliners and cements P&W’s position in a sector that will eventually include replacements for the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

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