I had a chance to sit down with Matthew Perra, Communications Manager with Pratt & Whitney commercial engines division, this morning. My wide ranging interview runs about 19 minutes and covers a wide range of topics including Geared Turbo Fan launch customers for both the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and Bombardier CSeries. Matt also talks about the 737 and A320 replacement possibilities for a scaled up Geared Turbo Fan.

Perhaps most interesting, the GTF, which is expected to enter flight testing on Pratt & Whitney's 747SP test bed the summer, is now under going ground testing with synthetic fuels. The 50% natural gas to liquid blend performed identically to traditional fuel. Perra says that the GTF will be certified for synthetic fuels right out of the box.

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