Private company

Pratt & Whitney

Aircraft engine manufacturer

Pratt & Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1925Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersEast Hartford1
  • Founded inOmaha1
  • Websitewww.prattwhitney.com
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1

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The story

Founded by Frederick Rentschler in 1925, in Omaha.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • jet engine

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Blades Technology
  • Pratt & Whitney Canada
  • Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

Also owns

  • International Aero Engines 61%
  • Engine Alliance 50%

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2005Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. 2020Acquired Acquired by RTX1
  2. 1975Acquired Acquired by United Technologies Corporation1
  3. 1934Acquired Acquired by United Aircraft Corporation1
  4. 1929Acquired Acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation1
  5. 1925Founded Founded in Omaha1

Sources

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