Meggitt signs $750m Pratt & Whitney engine part deal

Aerospace engineer Meggitt on Monday said it had signed a $750m (£582.6m) 10 year deal with Pratt & Whitney to continue the supply of engine parts for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Meggitt chief executive Tony Wood said the components would supply Pratt & Whitney's F119 and F135 .

“These components will be produced in our new state-of-the-art facility in San Diego, California which opened in August 2018 to support the rapid growth in demand for advanced engine composite components across the aerospace industry," he said.