Pratt & Whitney PW2000 family
Pratt & Whitney PW2000 is an active high-bypass turbofan family covering the 37,000–43,000 lbf thrust range (up to approximately 191.3 kN) and powering Boeing 757 aircraft. Boeing’s airport-planning data documents PW2037, PW2040, and PW2043 as distinct 757 engine alternatives, with individual variant applications and ratings modeled separately.
Identity
- Aliases
- PW2000Pratt & Whitney PW2000
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney PW2000 family
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Max Thrust Kn
- 191.3
- Description
- Pratt & Whitney PW2000 is an active high-bypass turbofan family covering the 37,000–43,000 lbf thrust range (up to approximately 191.3 kN) and powering Boeing 757 aircraft. Boeing’s airport-planning data documents PW2037, PW2040, and PW2043 as distinct 757 engine alternatives, with individual variant applications and ratings modeled separately.
- Developers
- Lineage
- -
- Manufacturers
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 19:51:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 19:30:35 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Note
- Manufacturer page identifies the PW2000 commercial turbofan family and PW2037 model.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney
- Title
- PW2000 engine
- Note
- Boeing lists PW2037, PW2040, and PW2043 as 757 engine alternatives, establishing the family’s representative variants.
- Publisher
- Boeing
- Title
- 757 Airplane Characteristics for Airport Planning
- Note
- Federal Register material identifies PW2037/PW2040 turbofan model families in continuing airworthiness records.
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- Title
- Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Turbofan Engines