Mitsubishi pick of Pratt jet engine could set trend

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has chosen Pratt and Whitney to supply the engines for its regional jets. The jets will be the first domestically built aircraft in Japan in 40 years. Mitsubishi chose Pratt and Whitney due to new technology the jet engine firm has developed, the geared turbofan engine, which consists of a gearbox behind the primary fan blade that allows engine parts and the fan to rotate at different speeds, reducing noise and fuel consumption.

Product development, Aircraft, Ship Building and Repairing, Shipbuilding & Repair, Japan, Aircraft industry, Shipbuilding industry, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Turbofan engines

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Boeing to protest Air-Force tanker award

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Boeing Co. announces it will file a complaint before the U.S. Government Accountability Office over an Air Force's $40-billion contract for refueling tankers with Northrop Grumman Corp. and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. Article explores social, political, and security issues related to the granting of national defense contracts to foreign companies.

Legal issues & crime, Legal/Government Regulation, Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, Parts, Company legal issue, Cases, Investigations, Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Aerospace industry, Boeing Co., BA, Northrop Grumman Corp., United States. Government Accountability Office, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V., Defense contracts, Government contract, Defence contracts, EAD

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Pratt & Whitney will produce parts for rival GE's jet engine

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Pratt and Whitney of the United States are to open a new business, Global Material Solutions and to sell jet engine parts to competitors. The aircraft engine producer has a deal with UAL Corp. airlines, also of the United States.

Organizational history, Market share, General Electric Co., GE, Company Profile, Company market share, Organization formation

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