RTX announced that its subsidiary Pratt & Whitney is investing more than $100 million to expand its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) footprint across key U.S. facilities.
The investments span sites in Irving, Texas; West Palm Beach, Florida; and Springdale, Arkansas, and are aimed at increasing capacity and efficiency for servicing Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines.
The largest portion of the investment, approximately $78 million, is allocated to a new 500,000-square-foot facility in Irving, Texas, supporting the company’s Commercial Serviceable Assets business. The expansion is expected to increase used serviceable material inventory by more than 60%, helping reduce turnaround times and address material constraints in the MRO process.
In West Palm Beach, Pratt & Whitney is investing $20 million to expand its engine center by approximately 50,000 square feet, increasing GTF maintenance capacity by 40% and adding new equipment for assembly, testing, and repair operations.
An additional $4.7 million investment in Springdale, Arkansas, expands propulsion system repair capabilities and introduces additive manufacturing processes expected to reduce repair times by more than 60%.
These investments build on earlier expansion efforts, including a $70 million upgrade at the company’s Columbus Engine Center in Georgia, which increased capacity by more than 25%. Collectively, the initiatives are designed to support the growing global fleet of GTF-powered aircraft and improve service turnaround for airline customers.
Pratt & Whitney’s global GTF MRO network includes 21 engine centers and approximately 40 component repair facilities. The GTF engine has become a widely adopted platform in the single-aisle aircraft market, with more than 2,700 aircraft delivered and over 13,000 engine orders and commitments to date.
The expansion reflects ongoing demand for maintenance infrastructure as airlines scale operations and seek to improve efficiency and reliability across their fleets.
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“These investments demonstrate Pratt & Whitney’s continued commitment to lifting our airline customers’ GTF fleets. Across these three U.S. facilities, we are investing to increase throughput of GTF engines and parts, adding repair capabilities and deploying new technologies to return engines to our customers as quickly as possible.”
Rob Griffiths, Senior Vice President, Commercial Engines Operations, Pratt & Whitney
