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ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada collaborate to enhance turboprop technology, focusing on fuel efficiency and hybrid electric systems for future aircraft.
(Reuters) -ATR, the world's largest commercial turboprop aircraft maker, and Pratt & Whitney Canada will collaborate to develop propulsion technology aimed at reducing fuel burn and maintenance costs, the companies said on Monday.
The companies will also look to study the feasibility of hybrid electric propulsion for ATR's next-generation concept of aircraft dubbed "EVO".
Franco-Italian ATR, jointly owned by Airbus and Leonardo, is the dominant producer of regional turboprop planes, with a family of aircraft seating 42 to 78 people.
Pratt & Whitney is U.S.-based RTX's engine-making subsidiary.
(Reporting by Utkarsh Shetti in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)
ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada are collaborating to develop propulsion technology aimed at reducing fuel burn and maintenance costs.
The collaboration focuses on developing propulsion technology to reduce fuel consumption and exploring the feasibility of hybrid electric propulsion for ATR's next-generation aircraft.
ATR produces regional turboprop planes that seat between 42 to 78 passengers.
ATR is jointly owned by Airbus and Leonardo, making it the dominant producer of regional turboprop aircraft.
Pratt & Whitney is the engine-making subsidiary of RTX, which is based in the United States.
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