Pratt & Whitney opens Oklahoma City military engines facility

RTX business Pratt & Whitney celebrated the opening of its new 845,000ft2 facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, solidifying its position as the business’s largest military engines field location. The $255 million investment will enable Pratt & Whitney to meet the growing demands of U.S. and global defense customers for the F135, F117, TF33, F100, and F119 engines.

“Oklahoma City is the heart of our global sustainment network for Pratt & Whitney’s Military Engines business and plays a critical role on every single one of our programs,” says Jill Albertelli, president of Military Engines at Pratt & Whitney. “This new facility will serve as a hub for all of our military engine programs and allow us to better support our customers and their missions.”

Pratt & Whitney’s Oklahoma City site is home to more than 500 full-time employees, with an additional 500 contract and partner employees. This investment will create an additional 100 full-time jobs throughout the next five years.

Greg Treacy, vice president of Pratt & Whitney in Oklahoma City, adds, “This expansion more than doubles our footprint in Oklahoma City, ensuring we have the capacity and agility to support increased workloads as military programs ramp up and new ones come online.”

The site features automation and advanced technologies to streamline processes, improving accuracy, speed, and cost-effectiveness. It also incorporates LEED-certified energy-efficient systems and waste reduction processes, reflecting the company’s commitment to sustainability and operational efficiency.

Located alongside Tinker Air Force Base, the largest maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the new site is positioned to support engines for the U.S. Air Force F-35, F-22, C-17, B-52, E-3, F-15, F-16, and others. https://www.prattwhitney.com; https://www.rtx.com

Embraer expanding commercial jet MRO facilities in Texas

To support the growing fleet of E-Jets, Embraer is expanding its U.S. maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services network with the opening of a new Embraer-owned service center at Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.

In partnership with the City of Fort Worth, Denton County, and the State of Texas, Embraer expects to begin operations in an existing hangar in the beginning of Q2 2025, while building a second hangar to be completed by 2027. With the new facilities, Embraer’s capacity to serve E-Jets customers will increase by 53% in the U.S. The investment will reach up to $70 million and is expected to create approximately 250 new aviation jobs in Texas.

“We’re excited to receive the final approval for this important expansion of our MRO business that supports our continued investment in the U.S. market,” says Carlos Naufel, president and CEO Embraer Services & Support. “The opening of this new service center will create hundreds of highly skilled jobs in a vital segment for the aviation industry.”

The new Fort Worth service center will be added to Embraer’s global network, which includes 80 authorized centers and 12 owned service centers. https://embraer.com; https://www.perotfield.com