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Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Promises New Engine Dominance
The PW1500G, due to fly on the Bombardier CSeries this year, saw 4,000 hours of testing before gaining Transport Canada certification in February.
The PW1500G, due to fly on the Bombardier CSeries this year, saw 4,000 hours of testing before gaining Transport Canada certification in February.

Pratt & Whitney CEO David Hess doesn’t spend time lamenting his company’s decision to forgo a bid for a place on Boeing’s proposed 777X. In fact, during a recent interview with AIN at his company’s campus in West Palm Beach, Florida, Hess expressed not an inkling of regret, evidently taking comfort in the narrowbody market’s virtually unequivocal acceptance of his company’s geared turbofan platform. “Our plate’s pretty full right now,” said Hess. “We’ve got five new development programs and we want to make sure that we execute them perfectly and don’t overstretch ourselves right now.”