Albany receives Pratt & Whitney engine component contract through 2036
Albany Engineered Composites will produce composite structural engine components for the GTF aeroengine.
Source | Albany Engineered Composites
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC, Portsmouth, N.H., U.S.), a segment of Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), has received a long-term contract from Pratt & Whitney (East Hartford, Conn., U.S.), an RTX business, to produce composite structural engine components for the commercial aviation Pratt & Whitney GTF engine.
“This award reflects AEC’s ability to deliver high-volume, high-precision composite structures with consistency and excellence,” says Chris Stone, president of AEC. “It marks a major milestone in our relationship and underscores the strength of our operational performance, our technology and our people.”
The award marks AEC’s first volume production program with Pratt & Whitney and expands the company’s portfolio of complex composite engine structures for the aerospace industry.
“Our strategy is simple: perform for Pratt & Whitney and grow,” adds Jeff Daniel, vice president of the commercial segment at AEC.
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