Pratt & Whitney announces A320neo engine upgrade option, extends wing time

Pratt & Whitney has announced an engine upgrade option for Airbus A320neo operators that will offer nearly double the time on wing of today’s GTF engine. 

On the opening day of Paris Air Show 2025, the RTX-owned company, said it was introducing Hot Section Plus (HS+), an upgrade option for the PW1100G-JM engine. 

Derived from the Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage engine, HS+ will provide 90 to 95% of the GTF Advantage’s durability benefits with installations starting in 2026.   

“HS+ brings the durability improvements of the GTF Advantage hot section to today’s GTF engine. Customers operating the current GTF engine model will have the opportunity to nearly double time on wing,” said Nick Tomassetti, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Pratt & Whitney, on June 16, 2025. 

GTF engines with HS+ will be fully intermixable and interchangeable with both the current GTF and GTF Advantage engine models, simplifying operations with a combined fleet. 

HS+ includes only about 35-part numbers and will be incorporated during maintenance visits. 

“The GTF Advantage features the most state-of-the-art hot section in the single-aisle market. In the high-pressure turbine (HPT), the enhancements include an advanced airfoil design with improved coatings. The HPT and combustor also feature optimized cooling hole size, shape and location, with improved hole drilling techniques to reduce oxidation,” a spokesperson for Pratt & Whitney said.  

AeroTime editors and journalists are on the ground at Paris Air Show 2025 covering all the latest and biggest breaking news stories at this year’s event.  

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