LONGUEUIL, Quebec - Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) continues to see a sustained demand for regional turboprop aircraft and estimates a market for 3,000 regional turboprop aircraft in the next 20 years, with the majority of the regional aircraft in the 70- to 100-seat capacity.
"We are experiencing excellent growth in the regional turboprop market and believe demand will only increase," said Richard Dussault, vice president of Marketing at P&WC. "Deliveries of turboprops have grown steadily at P&WC since 2003. All indicators point to an acceleration of demand, and we have taken the right steps to ensure that we can meet that demand in a timely manner, with products that exceed our customers' expectations."
Today, P&WC produces engines for the ATR 42 and ATR 72, Bombardier Q400, and XAC MA60 aircraft. P&WC recently marked the delivery of its 2,000th PW100 family engine to ATR, a milestone that's indicative of strong demand for turboprop engines from regional airlines. ATR delivered its 1,000th twin-engine ATR 72-600 aircraft to Spanish airline Air Nostrum in early May. Demand for the PW150A engine, powering the Bombardier Q400 aircraft, continues to be strong, and P&WC expects to exceed the 1,000-engine-produced mark in 2013.
