The notice comes just weeks after several hundred Pratt & Whitney machinists, on furlough for the day, rallied outside the aviation manufacturer’s Middletown plant to protest what they called a punitive lockout at a time when the backlog of engine orders is nearly $100 billion.

Jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney, which has manufacturing facilities in East Hartford and Middletown, says it is making a 'small reduction' in its workforce.

Jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29, that the company would shed jobs as part of a restructuring and to save costs. The company did not say how many people would lose their jobs,

Pratt & Whitney is an aerospace manufacturer, a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon) and a defense contractor that provides aircraft engines to the military. This past September, the company was awarded a $1.3 billion contract to provide updates to their F135 engine core.

Pratt & Whitney's plant fully opened in 2022 and plans to expand again in the coming years, Gov. Josh Stein announced Jan. 28.

State and local officials hailed the move as a much-needed boost to Western North Carolina’s economy after Hurricane Helene.

Pratt & Whitney, part of RTX, plans to expand its turbine airfoil manufacturing plant. The expansion will bring 325 new jobs and a $285 million investment to Asheville, solidifying confidence in western North Carolina’s economy.

East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney is cutting some jobs, a company spokesperson said Wednesday. The spokesperson said the company will conduct “a small reduction of salaried positions globally” to “reinvest in high-priority programs and better meet the strong demand for aerospace products.

Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney confirmed a small amount of layoffs. A spokesperson told Channel 3 on Wednesday that the company was working to reduce costs and streamline its structure. The layoffs included some at the company’s East Hartford location.