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CANOGA PARK, Calif., May 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne engines provided the power to successfully place the fifth in a series of Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-5) communication satellites into orbit today for the U.S. military. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV medium rocket with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 and RL10B-2 engines providing the booster and upper-stage propulsion,...
HARTFORD, Conn., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today called for redemption of all of its 1.200 Percent Notes due June 1, 2015. The outstanding aggregate principal amount of the notes is $1 billion. The redemption date will be June 24, 2013. The redemption price will be the greater of: (i) 100 percent of the principal amount of the Notes; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the...
HAMDEN, Conn., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two current Pratt & Whitney employees and one retired Pratt & Whitney employee will be inducted into The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering at a ceremony this evening at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Dr. Alan H. Epstein, vice president, Technology and Environment, Pratt & Whitney; Dr. David U. Furrer, senior fellow discipline lead, Materials and Processes Engineering, Pratt & Whitney; and Allan J....
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced it has completed the divestiture of its Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Divesting Power Systems allows UTC to focus on its core aerospace and commercial businesses. Pratt & Whitney has entered into a long-term agreement with MHI under which Pratt & Whitney will provide certain...
CANOGA PARK, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In their fourth launch of 2013, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS successfully propelled the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF military navigation satellite into orbit. The satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The Atlas V is powered by the RD AMROSS RD-180 booster engine and a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2 upper-stage...
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced the launch of a new mobile application for its eService online customer service platform. This new mobile application will provide Otis service customers with instant access to open service calls, elevator performance data, and service call logging from a smartphone in select markets. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please...
HARTFORD, Conn., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A webcast of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) Chairman & CEO Louis Chenevert speaking at the Electrical Products Group (EPG) Conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 21. The presentation will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.utc.com, and a recording will be archived later on the website. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company that provides high technology products and...
STRATFORD, Conn., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the S-76D(TM) helicopter has been awarded Type Certification by Mexico's civil aviation authority, the Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC). Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/NE92943) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO) The S-76D helicopter is the newest product...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace Systems will display the latest in business jet aircraft interior innovations at this year's European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). The 13(th) Annual EBACE takes place May 21 - 23 at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) UTC Aerospace Systems (Hall 6, Booth 1023) will be exhibiting its state-of-the-art products in business jet...
In the news release, Sikorsky to Deliver Two VIP S-92® Helicopters to Turkish National Police for Service to the Turkish Prime Ministry, issued 08-May-2013 by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company there was an error in the headline. The headline should read, "Sikorsky Delivers the First of Two VIP S-92® Helicopters to Turkish National Police for Service to the Turkish Prime Ministry." A similar change has been made in the first paragraph and the fifth...
