MIRABEL, Quebec — Pratt Whitney's PurePower engine successfully powered Bombardier's new CSeries* airplane for its maiden flight. The PW1500G engine, which achieved engine certification from Transport Canada in February, is the first of six new engine programs using Pratt Whitney's Geared Turbofan™ architecture to power an aircraft. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.<br />
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