RTX's Pratt & Whitney GTF engine receives FAA certification to power the A321XLR

Entry into service expected in 2025EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that it has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification for the GTF engine that will power the Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The engine type certificate, granted on December 12 and applicable to the PW1100G-JM engine, was updated to include the A321XLR.  "This is an important milestone for the GTF engine program, which was the first engine to power th ...