{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"3371","rtpr_id":"nPnbxFNH5a","ticker":"RTX","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["RTX"],"title":"RTX's Pratt & Whitney invests more than $100M to expand MRO footprint in the U.S.","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-04-21T18:00:00.031Z","article_body":"RTX's Pratt & Whitney invests more than $100M to expand MRO footprint in the U.S.\n\nPR Newswire\n\nORLANDO, Fla., April 21, 2026\n\nExpansions at sites in Texas, Florida and Arkansas will increase GTF\nmaintenance capacity\n\nORLANDO, Fla., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MRO Americas -- Pratt &\nWhitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is investing more than $100 million\nacross three maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sites in Irving, Texas;\nWest Palm Beach, Florida; and Springdale, Arkansas. As part of ongoing efforts\nto ramp maintenance capacity for the GTF engine, Pratt & Whitney is\nexpanding the facilities and adding new equipment to enhance speed and\nefficiency throughout the MRO process.\n\n\"These investments demonstrate Pratt & Whitney's continued commitment to\nlifting our airline customers' GTF fleets,\" said Rob Griffiths, senior vice\npresident, Commercial Engines Operations, Pratt & Whitney. \"Across these\nthree U.S. facilities, we are investing to increase throughput of GTF engines\nand parts, adding repair capabilities and deploying new technologies to return\nengines to our customers as quickly as possible.\"\n\nThe company's recent investments across its U.S. MRO facilities include:\n\n * $78 million in Irving, Texas\n* Pratt & Whitney opened a new 500,000-square-foot facility for its\nCommercial Serviceable Assets business, which buys, sells and manages used\nserviceable material (USM) and engines. At a time when material constraints\nare one of the main drivers of delays in the MRO process, the investment will\nincrease USM stock by more than 60%, helping to reduce engine turnaround time.\nIt also enables the expansion of part repair development capability and MRO\nquick-turn capacity.\n * $20 million in West Palm Beach, Florida\n* Pratt & Whitney expanded its West Palm Beach Engine Center by\napproximately 50,000 square feet, increasing GTF MRO capacity by 40%. As part\nof the investment, the site also added new equipment for engine assembly and\ndisassembly, machining, testing, cleaning and warehousing.\n * $4.7 million in Springdale, Arkansas\n* Pratt & Whitney expanded its Propulsion Systems Division by 7,000 square\nfeet, providing additional space for commercial and military engine case\nrepairs. The site also added new equipment to enable GTF additive\nmanufacturing repairs that will reduce process time by more than 60%.\nIn addition to these investments, earlier this year Pratt & Whitney opened\nan 81,000-square-foot GTF MRO expansion at its Columbus Engine Center in\nColumbus, Georgia. The company invested $70 million to expand the site and add\nadvanced equipment and machinery. The facility's annual capacity increased by\nmore than 25%, adding critical overhaul volume to the GTF MRO network in\nsupport of the growing fleet.\n\nThe GTF MRO network consists of 21 global engine centers and approximately 40\ncomponent repair facilities. The GTF engine is the most fuel-efficient choice\nfor the single aisle market. To date, more than 2,700 GTF-powered aircraft\nhave been delivered to over 90 customers worldwide, with 13,000 engine orders\nand commitments in total across all platforms.\n\nAbout Pratt & Whitney\nPratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is a world leader in the design,\nmanufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units for\nmilitary, commercial and civil aviation customers. Since 1925, our engineers\nhave pioneered the development of revolutionary aircraft propulsion\ntechnologies, and today we support more than 90,000 in-service engines through\nour global network of maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities.\n\nAbout RTX\nWith more than 180,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and\nscience to redefine how we connect and protect our world. With\nindustry-leading capabilities, we advance aviation, engineer integrated\ndefense systems for operational success, and develop next-generation\ntechnology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their\nmost critical challenges. The company, with 2025 sales of more than $88\nbillion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.\n\nFor questions or to schedule an interview, please contact corporatepr@rtx.com\n(mailto:corporatepr@rtx.com) .\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rtxs-pratt--whitney-invests-more-than-100m-to-expand-mro-footprint-in-the-us-302747460.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rtxs-pratt--whitney-invests-more-than-100m-to-expand-mro-footprint-in-the-us-302747460.html)\n\nSOURCE RTX\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnbxFNH5a","title":"RTX's Pratt & Whitney invests more than $100M to expand MRO footprint in the U.S.","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"RTX","created":"2026-04-21T18:00:00.031Z","tickers":["RTX"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"RTX's Pratt & Whitney invests more than $100M to expand MRO footprint in the U.S.\n\nPR Newswire\n\nORLANDO, Fla., April 21, 2026\n\nExpansions at sites in Texas, Florida and Arkansas will increase GTF\nmaintenance capacity\n\nORLANDO, Fla., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MRO Americas -- Pratt &\nWhitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is investing more than $100 million\nacross three maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sites in Irving, Texas;\nWest Palm Beach, Florida; and Springdale, Arkansas. As part of ongoing efforts\nto ramp maintenance capacity for the GTF engine, Pratt & Whitney is\nexpanding the facilities and adding new equipment to enhance speed and\nefficiency throughout the MRO process.\n\n\"These investments demonstrate Pratt & Whitney's continued commitment to\nlifting our airline customers' GTF fleets,\" said Rob Griffiths, senior vice\npresident, Commercial Engines Operations, Pratt & Whitney. \"Across these\nthree U.S. facilities, we are investing to increase throughput of GTF engines\nand parts, adding repair capabilities and deploying new technologies to return\nengines to our customers as quickly as possible.\"\n\nThe company's recent investments across its U.S. MRO facilities include:\n\n * $78 million in Irving, Texas\n* Pratt & Whitney opened a new 500,000-square-foot facility for its\nCommercial Serviceable Assets business, which buys, sells and manages used\nserviceable material (USM) and engines. At a time when material constraints\nare one of the main drivers of delays in the MRO process, the investment will\nincrease USM stock by more than 60%, helping to reduce engine turnaround time.\nIt also enables the expansion of part repair development capability and MRO\nquick-turn capacity.\n * $20 million in West Palm Beach, Florida\n* Pratt & Whitney expanded its West Palm Beach Engine Center by\napproximately 50,000 square feet, increasing GTF MRO capacity by 40%. As part\nof the investment, the site also added new equipment for engine assembly and\ndisassembly, machining, testing, cleaning and warehousing.\n * $4.7 million in Springdale, Arkansas\n* Pratt & Whitney expanded its Propulsion Systems Division by 7,000 square\nfeet, providing additional space for commercial and military engine case\nrepairs. The site also added new equipment to enable GTF additive\nmanufacturing repairs that will reduce process time by more than 60%.\nIn addition to these investments, earlier this year Pratt & Whitney opened\nan 81,000-square-foot GTF MRO expansion at its Columbus Engine Center in\nColumbus, Georgia. The company invested $70 million to expand the site and add\nadvanced equipment and machinery. The facility's annual capacity increased by\nmore than 25%, adding critical overhaul volume to the GTF MRO network in\nsupport of the growing fleet.\n\nThe GTF MRO network consists of 21 global engine centers and approximately 40\ncomponent repair facilities. The GTF engine is the most fuel-efficient choice\nfor the single aisle market. To date, more than 2,700 GTF-powered aircraft\nhave been delivered to over 90 customers worldwide, with 13,000 engine orders\nand commitments in total across all platforms.\n\nAbout Pratt & Whitney\nPratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is a world leader in the design,\nmanufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units for\nmilitary, commercial and civil aviation customers. Since 1925, our engineers\nhave pioneered the development of revolutionary aircraft propulsion\ntechnologies, and today we support more than 90,000 in-service engines through\nour global network of maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities.\n\nAbout RTX\nWith more than 180,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and\nscience to redefine how we connect and protect our world. With\nindustry-leading capabilities, we advance aviation, engineer integrated\ndefense systems for operational success, and develop next-generation\ntechnology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their\nmost critical challenges. The company, with 2025 sales of more than $88\nbillion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.\n\nFor questions or to schedule an interview, please contact corporatepr@rtx.com\n(mailto:corporatepr@rtx.com) .\n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rtxs-pratt--whitney-invests-more-than-100m-to-expand-mro-footprint-in-the-us-302747460.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rtxs-pratt--whitney-invests-more-than-100m-to-expand-mro-footprint-in-the-us-302747460.html)\n\nSOURCE RTX\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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