Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh at United Technologies Corporation

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh at United Technologies Corporation being briefed by Palash Roy Chowdhury, Country Manager - Pratt & Whitney (third from left) on the revolutionary Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine technology. The GTF engine design makes the engine ultra-efficient, and reduces fuel burn by up to 16 per cent, nitrogen oxide emissions by half and noise footprint by 75 per cent. In India, IndiGo and GoAir’s new A320neo aircrafts and Air Costa’s Embraer aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan engines. Shown in the image is a working scale model of the GTF engine. Also seen in the picture is Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Arvind Walia, Regional Executive, India & South Asia, Sikorsky (first from left). Pratt and Whitney and Sikorsky are part of United Technologies Corporation.