Pratt & Whitney Canada Achieves Major Milestones in 2023

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PWC has notched 1 billion flight hours on its aero engines

Pratt & Whitney PT6A engine. Photo: Pratt & Whitney Canada

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

October 19, 2023

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is celebrating a number of milestones this year, including amassing one billion flight hours with its engines, the 60th anniversary of the PT6 turbine, and delivering the 6,000th PW300-series turbofan in May. Earlier this month, the division announced its 200th engine certification when Transport Canada signed off on the PW127XT-L for the ATR 42-600S regional airliner.

Current activity includes getting the PW812D into service on the Dassault Falcon 6X. The engine is certified, and the first customer deliveries of the twinjet are imminent. The 6X is one of four aircraft types to operate with the PW800 series, in addition to the Gulfstream G500 and G600, as well as the in-development G400. Also under development by the company is the PW545D engine for the Textron Citation Ascend, which was announced at EBACE in May.

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