Pratt & Whitney Congratulates Rockton for Selecting Up To 20 Mitsubishi Regional Jets

Pratt & Whitney congratulates both Mitsubishi and Rockton for signing a Letter of Intent for 10 firm and 10 option Mitsubishi Regional Jets (MRJ). The Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1200G engine is the exclusive power plant for the MRJ aircraft.

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower engine family is powering ten in-service aircraft that are flying up to eight flights per day. The Geared Turbofan engine is demonstrating mature reliability levels of approximately 99.8 percent and is meeting or exceeding performance commitments, including a 16 percent reduction in fuel burn, a 75 percent decrease in the noise footprint and a 50 percent reduction in regulated emissions.