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Article: Test Flight of Boeing 757-300 Equipped with Pratt Engines Significant on Two Levels.
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- February 21, 2002
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- This week's test flight of a Boeing 757-300 equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW2043 engines is significant to the company on two levels. First, it marks the first test flight of a Boeing 757-300 equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW2043 engines. Second, Boeing selected the test-flight registration number of the airplane to honor a Pratt & Whitney employee who died last year.
On Tuesday, the Boeing 757-300 successfully completed its first test flight ahead of schedule. The single-aisle jetliner embarks on a three-month flight test program that is scheduled to end in May with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification and Europe's ...