United Airlines Debuts Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage Engine on Airbus A321XLR

By Georgina Jedikovska · Interesting Engineering · 2026-09-25

Interesting Engineering reports that United Airlines has taken delivery of the first aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage turbofan. This new propulsion system, installed on an Airbus A321XLR, increases takeoff thrust by as much as 8 percent while significantly e

Interesting Engineering reports that United Airlines has taken delivery of the first aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage turbofan. This new propulsion system, installed on an Airbus A321XLR, increases takeoff thrust by as much as 8 percent while significantly e