Pratt & Whitney is investing $200 million to expand its operations in Columbus, Georgia. The company said the project will initially create 15 new jobs, with more jobs to follow.
The expansion comes after a previously announced project added nearly 400 new jobs and 81,000 square feet to the company's Columbus Engine Center.
Opened in 1984, the Pratt & Whitney Columbus facility includes the Columbus Engine Center and Columbus Forge, both of which operate on the same campus. The Columbus Engine Center maintains Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for the Airbus A320neo aircraft family, Airbus A220, and Embraer E-Jets E2. The facility also supports the F117 engine for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and the F100 engine for the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon.
The Columbus Forge produces compressor airfoils, and compressor and turbine disks for Pratt & Whitney’s commercial and military engines, including the F135, which powers all variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter.
