German company MTU Aero Engines announced at ILA2008 yesterday that it is taking a 15% risk-sharing stake in two Pratt Whitney (PW) engines – the PW810 and the Geared Turbofan (GTF) - which share a common core. MTU is investing €30m this year in increased RD spend.

The 10,000-lbs (45kN) thrust PW810 is targeted at the large business jet market (launch customer is Cessna, with its Citation Columbus) while the 15,000/17,000lbs (68/77kN) thrust GTF will feature on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet. However, if Bombardier launches its C-series regional aircraft at this year’s Farnborough Airshow as industry sources predict, the GTF will be the sole-source of power on that airframe too.

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