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Michael Bruno
November 05, 2026
Inside Pratt & Whitney’s plant in Asheville, North Carolina. Credit: Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney’s plant in Asheville, North Carolina, is expected to cast its first certified high-pressure aeroengine blades and vanes by early 2028, and regular airfoil production is planned to ramp up by the middle of that year, according to factory managers. But the plant is already installing…
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