EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8, 2013
/PRNewswire/ -- Embraer today announced it has selected Pratt &
Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan™ engine as the exclusive power for
its new second generation of the E-Jet aircraft family. Pratt &
Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
Planned
to enter service in 2018, the Embraer E-Jets equipped with PurePower
PW1700G and PW1900G engines will offer significant reductions in fuel
burn, emissions, noise and operating costs compared to today's aircraft.
With this announcement, Embraer becomes the fifth aircraft manufacturer
to select Pratt & Whitney's PurePower engine.
"Pratt
& Whitney's PurePower engines allow us to offer our customers the
very best technology and lowest operating costs," said Embraer President
& CEO Frederico Fleury Curado .
"Pratt & Whitney's extensive engine testing and validation process
has positioned them to meet our economic and environmental improvement
targets as well as the program timeline for the new generation of the
E-Jet aircraft family."
"The
Geared Turbofan has proven to be truly innovative by setting new
standards for fuel burn, emissions and noise reduction," said Pratt
& Whitney President David Hess . "Embraer's selection of the PurePower engine is another significant endorsement of this game-changing technology."
"We
are proud that Embraer has recognized the unmatched value of the
PurePower engine, and we are committed to supporting a successful launch
of the new E-Jet aircraft family," Hess continued. "To date, Pratt
& Whitney has completed more than 4200 hours and 12,400 cycles of
full engine testing for the PurePower engine family, demonstrating the
benefits and reliability of the engine architecture."
Pratt
& Whitney's PurePower engine uses an advanced gear system allowing
the engine's fan to operate at a different speed than the low-pressure
compressor and turbine. The combination of the gear system and an
all-new advanced core delivers double-digit improvements in fuel
efficiency and environmental emissions as well as a 50 percent reduction
in noise.
Pratt
& Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service
of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas
turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
This
release includes "forward looking statements" concerning anticipated
business opportunities that are subject to risks and uncertainties,
including with regard to the programs described in this release.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements include
the impact of deterioration or extended weakness in global economic
conditions on demand for our products and services, the financial
strength of customers and suppliers and on levels of air travel; and
challenges in the design, development, production and support of
advanced technologies and new products and services. For information
identifying other important economic, political, regulatory, legal,
technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see UTC's 10-K, 10-Q
and other reports filed with the SEC.
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For more information, visit www.purepowerengines.com
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