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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Certifies XP67A Engine STC for King Air 350i/360

Retrofit increases the turboprop twin's power and fuel efficiency
Blackhawk’s Performance Center at KCOU installing PT6A-67As on the King Air 350 testbed aircraft.
Rotorcraft

Airbus PioneerLab Targets Hybrid-electric Flight in 2027

Pratt & Whitney turboshaft will combine with Collins electric motors
Airbus Helicopters PioneerLab
Aircraft

Delta and JetZero Partner on Blended-wing-body Airliners

JetZero aims to fly a full-scale demonstrator in 2027
An artist’s impression of JetZero’s blended wing body
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Hydrogen Engine Project Shows Promise of Steam Injection

Results of ARPA-e program showed 35% more efficiency and nearly elimination of nitrogen oxides
Pratt & Whitney depection of its Hydrogen, Steam Injected, Inter-cooled Turbine Engine (HySITTE) architecture (Image: Pratt & Whitney)
Engines

EASA OKs PW545D Turbofan for Cessna Citation Ascend

European approval follows Transport Canada and FAA nods in July 2024
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545
Engines

Fueling the Future: Engine Makers Bet on Hydrogen Power

Hydrogen fuel prospects spark engine innovations
H2Fly HY4 demonstrator aircraft in flight
Environment

RTX Launches Sustainability Alliance With Dutch Aerospace Sector

Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney are committed to new R&D efforts in the Netherlands
RTX agreement with Netherlands Aerospace Group
Engines

Engines Leaders Rev Up for 2025

"Supply chain is affecting a lot of things right now."
Engine leaders discuss the business aviation market for 2025 at CJI Miami.
Engines

Hydrogen Combustion Test To Start on PW127XT Turboprop Engine

RTX company Pratt & Whitney Canada is part of the government-backed INSAT program
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT fuel nozzle and combustor testing
Environment

Collins Delivers Power Control Unit for Hybrid-electric Propulsion

RTX companies are jointly producing a technology demonstrator powertrain for EU-backed emissions-reduction project
Collins Aerospace power control and distribution technology