UTC CE: Pratt & Whitney struggling with GTF fan blade learning curve
Pratt & Whitney is taking twice as long to build geared turbofan engine fan blades as would be ideal, which is the primary cause of GTF delivery delays, the CE of Pratt’s parent company said. United Technologies Corp president and CE Greg Hayes said UTC subsidiary Pratt will deliver about 150 GTF engines this year instead of 200 as planned, and acknowledged that Pratt will be making payments to airlines as a result of engine delivery delays. Variants of the GTF went into service this year on the Airbus A320neo and the Bombardier CSeries, but both aircraft programs have had to delay deliveries this year and have blamed those delays on issues at Pratt. The GTF has been “a bad news story for Pratt & Whitney financially in the short run,” Hayes said, adding that the GTF is “all about the long term at Pratt.” <br/>
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UTC CE: Pratt & Whitney struggling with GTF fan blade learning curve
Pratt & Whitney is taking twice as long to build geared turbofan engine fan blades as would be ideal, which is the primary cause of GTF delivery delays, the CE of Pratt’s parent company said. United Technologies Corp president and CE Greg Hayes said UTC subsidiary Pratt will deliver about 150 GTF engines this year instead of 200 as planned, and acknowledged that Pratt will be making payments to airlines as a result of engine delivery delays. Variants of the GTF went into service this year on the Airbus A320neo and the Bombardier CSeries, but both aircraft programs have had to delay deliveries this year and have blamed those delays on issues at Pratt. The GTF has been “a bad news story for Pratt & Whitney financially in the short run,” Hayes said, adding that the GTF is “all about the long term at Pratt.” <br/>
