First A318 with Pratt & Whitney PW6000 Engines Completes Flight

The first production Airbus A318 aircraft powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engines has completed its first flight from the Airbus facility in Hamburg, Germany.

Pratt & Whitney said that the aircraft, which will go into service with LAN Airlines of Chile in May 2007, flew for more than four hours and performed a series of system checks in preparation for delivery.

Pratt & Whitney is part of United Technologies Corp (NYSE: UTX).

PW6000 launch customer LAN Airlines has ordered 44 engines, with the potential for up to 78 engines in total if all options are exercised.

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