United Technologies Corporation News

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, recently reached a milestone in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project by demonstrating unprecedented performance and efficiency of a Geared TurboFan ultra-high bypass system, successfully completing 275 hours of fan rig testing in the ... (more)

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Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company. Pratt & Whitney's global sustainability goals for 2025 - the company's 100-year anniversary - focus on Waste, Energy, Water, Safety & Wellness, Materials, Suppliers and Products.

United Technologies Corp. today announced it has reached agreement to sell its Rocketdyne unit, currently part of Pratt & Whitney, to GenCorp Inc. for $550 million.

Discovery Place is creating a training center to provide professional development for K-12 teachers in space that will be donated by Bank of America Corp. adjacent to the science museum's complex in uptown Charlotte.

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A federal judge has ordered United Technologies Corp to pay $473 million plus interest for manipulating costs to win U.S. Air Force jet engine contracts in the 1980s.

LATAM Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 42 firm A320neo family aircraft.

There is much anxiety over the Fed meeting on Wednesday; some think the Fed is going to slow down its bond buying and raise interest rates.

UTC Aerospace Systems recently partnered with Embraer S.A. to successfully demonstrate the next generation of electric braking system technology.

Today, Wall Street Reports announced new research reports highlighting Caterpillar Inc. , United Technologies Corporation , Honeywell International Inc. , Ingersoll-Rand PLC , and ITT Corp. .

GenCorp Inc., parent of Rancho Cordova rocket-maker Aerojet, said today that Warren Boley Jr. has been named president of newly formed Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. GenCorp last week finalized its $550 million purchase of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corp. Aerojet Rocketdyne now functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of GenCorp.

CEO of United Technologies Louis Chenevert appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box from the Paris Air Show where he talked about their Goodrich acquisition, Embraer securing an order for 300 new regional jets that feature subsidiary Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engines, and their components on other various airplane models.

Paris Air Show From left to right, Brazil's Embraer COO Luis Carlos Affonso, Embraer Commercial Aviation President and CEO Paulo Cesar Silva, United Technologies President and CEO Alain Bellemare, Embraer President and CEO Frederico Fleury Curado and Pratt and Whitney President David Hess, pose in front of a model of E-Jet E2 at Le Bourget airport ... (more)

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced that the Sikorsky Training Academy - located in Altus, Okla., USA - will open on Sept.

Mitsubishi Corporation has contracted with Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. , to acquire 11 S-76Da helicopters for use in Search and Rescue operations by the Japan Coast Guard .

UTC Aerospace Systems has been chosen by Qatar Airways to provide a comprehensive suite of nacelle maintenance, repair and overhaul services for selected Airbus aircraft operated by the Qatari flag-carrier.

As part of the agreement, Pratt & Whitney has agreed to be the engine launch customer for the new Electron Beam Furnace that recently started production at RTI's Canton, Ohio facility.

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp, expects to reach agreement with the Pentagon within the next 30 days on a contract for engines to power a sixth batch of F-35 fighter jets, Pratt President David Hess told Reuters.

GenCorp Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all operations of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne business from United Technologies Corporation .