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Pratt & Whitney rejects open‑rotor, commits to ducted‑fan for next‑generation single‑aisles

By FlightGlobal: Pratt & Whitney continues to insist its engine offering for the next generation of single-aisle aircraft will be a traditional ducted fan engine, eschewing the open-fan design of its rival CFM International.

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