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PARIS, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, and Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: ULCC) today announced the selection of Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines to power 91 ...