RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada Celebrates 40 Years of PW100 Engine Family

LONDON (July 23, 2024) – Farnborough Air Show — Pratt & Whitney Canada is celebrating the 40^th anniversary of its PW100 engine family, a leading powerplant for the regional turboprop, utility and cargo segments worldwide. The company has certified 30 PW100 engine models and produced 9,000 engines which have logged approximately 200 million flight hours to date. Today, there are close to 3,000 PW100-powered aircraft in service with over 600 operators in 128 countries.

“The PW100 engine has helped transform regional aviation globally, bringing the social and economic benefits of aviation to thousands of communities which otherwise would not have been served by air connectivity,” said Maria Della Posta, president, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “The PW100 engine family is recognized as the industry benchmark for its exceptional versatility, efficiency and reliability, and we continue to enhance its performance with the latest PW127XT series, offering better fuel burn and significantly reduced maintenance costs.”

After its launch on the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100, the PW100 made its home on the ATR 42-600 72-600, Embraer EMB120 Brasilia, Fokker 50, AVIC XAC M60 and M600, and the Dornier 328.

Sustainable Performance
The PW100 family’s fuel efficiency and ability to operate with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are supporting the sustainability goals of the aviation industry. Regional turboprop aircraft consume up to 40% less fuel and generate a commensurate reduction in CO₂ emissions when compared to similar-sized regional jets on the equivalent routes.  All PW100 family engines are certified today to operate at a 50% SAF blend. The PW127 has demonstrated its capability to operate with 100% SAF as part of a test flight carried out by ATR and Braathens Regional Airlines in June 2022.

Constant Renewal
Over the past 40 years, Pratt & Whitney Canada has supported the entire PW100 fleet with upgrades and enhancements, consistently bringing the latest technologies across the models. For example, through in-service product improvements and optimized maintenance, the PW150 recently achieved up to 30% increased time on wing and a 99.97% dispatch reliability rate over the last decade.

The latest engine in the PW100 family, the PW127XT engine, entered service in 2022 and is now the standard on all new ATR aircraft. It offers 40% more time on wing, a 20% reduction in maintenance costs, and a 3% reduction in fuel consumption.

The PW127XT engine has also been selected to power the upcoming Deutsche D328eco  aircraft.

Multi Mission
The PW100 family engines provide aircraft with short take-off and landing capabilities and the ability to reach limited access airports. The versatility of the PW100 engine family makes it the choice to power the military/utility Airbus C295 aircraft, the amphibious firefighting CL-215/CL-415, the upcoming DHC-515 aircraft from De Havilland Aircraft Canada, cargo variants of both Dash 8-400 and ATR 72, and the Fokker 60 utility aircraft.

Read more about Pratt & Whitney’s history of innovation here.

About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.

About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2023 sales of $69 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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