Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corporation company, is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units (APU).
Founded in 1925 by Frederick Rentschler, today, Pratt & Whitney develops game-changing technologies for the future. In addition to advanced manufacturing capabilities, the company’s worldwide large commercial and military engine and APU maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) network provides innovative services that add value and delight customers around the globe.
Pratt & Whitney has built a long and distinguished record of providing top-of-the-line military engines to 31 armed forces around the world. Our military engines power front line fighters, such as the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, as well as the C-17 Globemaster III military transport and Boeing’s KC-46, the U.S. Air Force’s new airlift tanker.
Pratt & Whitney’s large commercial engines power more than 25 percent of the world’s mainline passenger fleet. The company continues to develop new engines and work with its partners in International Aero Engines and the Engine Alliance to meet airline customers’ future needs. Pratt & Whitney Canada has produced more than 80,000 engines, of which there are currently more than 50,000 engines in service by more than 10,000 operators in 200 countries. Finally, Pratt & Whitney AeroPower designs and manufactures auxiliary power units and turbojet engines for commercial and military aircraft. Products include airborne auxiliary power units and ground power units, and small expendable and recoverable turbojet propulsion systems.