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FAA Approves Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Engine for A320neo
Pratt & Whitney received US Federal Aviation Administration type certification of its PW1100G-JM PurePower geared turbofan engine.
Aircraft remain the single-largest greenhouse gas-emitting transportation source not subject to U.S. regulation, says the EPA.
Aircraft remain the single-largest greenhouse gas-emitting transportation source not subject to U.S. regulation, says the EPA.

Pratt & Whitney received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration type certification of its PW1100G-JM PurePower geared turbofan engine that will power the Airbus A320neo narrowbody, the manufacturer announced on December 19. According to Greg Gernhardt, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines president, the PurePower engine had completed more than 50 flights on Airbus’s A320neo flight-test aircraft. Airbus conducted the first flight of the MSN6101 test aircraft on September 25 from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France.