Engines
A320neo’s First Pratt & Whitney Test Engine Takes Shape
Pratt & Whitney's first PW1100G-JM test engine sits ready for testing in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo: Airbus)
Pratt & Whitney's first PW1100G-JM test engine sits ready for testing in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo: Airbus)

Pratt & Whitney has finished assembling the first PurePower PW1100G-JM turbofan for the Airbus A320neo, the engine manufacturer announced today.  Company leaders from Pratt & Whitney, Airbus and program partners MTU and JAEC joined employees on Friday morning to celebrate the program milestone with a "last bolt" ceremony at Pratt & Whitney’s West Palm Beach facility, where schedules call for testing to begin “soon.”