EAST HARTFORD, Conn.,
Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies
Corp. (NYSE: UTX), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines
Ltd. (MHIAEL) recently achieved a significant production milestone
on the Pratt & Whitney GTF PW1200G engine, powering the
Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan's first jet aircraft developed by
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (Mitsubishi Aircraft). The first
PW1200G engine assembly was completed at MHIAEL facility in Komaki,
Japan, and successfully passed
Pratt & Whitney's production acceptance test. The first engine
produced at the facility is designated to be used in the MRJ flight
test program. These are important accomplishments on the road to
PW1200G production readiness.
"Thanks to extensive and close cooperation with Pratt &
Whitney, MHIAEL is developing a facility in Komaki to perform final
assembly of the PW1200G engine powering the MRJ," says Katsuyuki Shimauchi, President & CEO,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines, Ltd. "We're gearing
up intensely as we prepare for production by building the
capacities and expertise we need to perform this critical work. Our
facility is in the process of obtaining approval from the U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration to produce these engines."
The MHIAEL facility, located in Komaki, Japan, will be one of two production assembly
and test sites for the PW1200G engine. The engine is also assembled
and tested at Pratt & Whitney's Mirabel Aerospace Center in
Canada. MHIAEL was established in 2014.
"The assembly and test of the first PW1200G engine at MHIAEL in
Komaki is a key milestone for the PW1200G program," said
Graham Webb, Vice President, Pratt
& Whitney commercial engine programs. "We greatly appreciate
our long-standing partnership and high level of collaboration with
the MHI Group. Congratulations to the MHIAEL and Pratt &
Whitney teams that ensured this achievement was successfully
accomplished."
The MRJ is Mitsubishi Aircraft's next generation regional jet,
powered exclusively by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The MRJ
aircraft is currently flight testing and Mitsubishi Aircraft
anticipates the first delivery in mid-2020. The GTF engine's geared
fan architecture enables double digit reductions in fuel
consumption, noise footprint and regulated emissions. Pratt &
Whitney is investing more than $2.5
billion in 21st century manufacturing and aftermarket
technology to transform its U.S. and global footprint.
About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a
world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft
engines and auxiliary power units. United Technologies Corp., based
in Farmington, Connecticut,
provides high-technology systems and services to the building and
aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit its website at
www.utc.com, or follow the company on Twitter:@UTC.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in levels of
demand in the aerospace industry, in levels of air travel, and in
the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design,
development, production support, performance and realization of the
anticipated benefits of advanced technologies; as well as other
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those
detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corp.'s
Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines,
Ltd.
MHIAEL is MHI's group company established in 2014 by
ways of company split and MHI owns an 89% stake in the
company. The company's business includes development and
manufacturing of aircraft engines through partnering with various
aircraft engine OEMs including Pratt & Whitney, and aircraft
engine MRO services for Pratt & Whitney's PW4000 engine
and V2500 engine of International Aero Engines A.G. (IAE).
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