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EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a
United Technologies company (NYSE: UTX), signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with Airbus to offer the PW6000 engine on the Airbus A318 Elite.
"We're excited with this new opportunity for the PW6000 engine," said
Commercial Engines President Steve Heath. "This MOU represents a new market
for PW6000. We are confident that corporate jet customers will appreciate the
many advantages that this engine provides."
The Airbus A318 Elite is a corporate jet version of the A318 airliner and
the latest member of the Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) family. The PW6000
engine offers a thrust range of 18,000 to 24,000 pounds and Pratt & Whitney to
Power Airbus A318 Elite features a number of new technologies and design
characteristics enabling low cost of operation. Reliability, maintainability
and lower maintenance costs are key attributes of this engine.
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company (NYSE: UTX), is a world
leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space
propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines.
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