Airbus and P&W begin joint flight testing of PurePower PW1000G engine

Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have launched joint flight testing of the PurePower PW1000G engine with the first flight on an Airbus-owned A340 test aircraft in Toulouse, France. Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have partnered on flight testing a technology demonstrator of the PW1000G engine, which feature’s Pratt & Whitney’s patented Geared Turbofan technology and targets double-digit improve-ments in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs. The Airbus testing follows Pratt & Whitney’s own ground and flight test program.