$RTX · RTX Corp
RTX filed an 8-K disclosing the retirement of Shane Eddy as president of Pratt & Whitney, effective January 1, 2027, with full retirement at end of Q1 2027. Jill Albertelli, currently president of Pratt & Whitney's Military Engines business, will succeed him. Albertelli brings over 30 years of experience across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and military programs, including securing the sole-source F-35 propulsion position.
- Shane Eddy, president of Pratt & Whitney since 2022, will step down effective January 1, 2027, and retire at end of Q1 2027.
- Jill Albertelli, currently president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, named successor effective January 1, 2027.
- Albertelli has over three decades at Pratt & Whitney and secured the sole-source F-35 propulsion position.
- Eddy guided Pratt & Whitney through the GTF and F135 engine production and sustainment ramp.
- RTX reported 2025 sales of more than $88 billion with over 180,000 global employees.
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Pratt & Whitney is RTX's largest commercial aerospace engine division; a planned but significant leadership change at the top of a unit navigating the GTF durability recovery and F135 ramp warrants a
Pratt & Whitney is a critical profit center for RTX, competing with GE Aerospace and Rolls-Royce in commercial and military propulsion. The F135 sole-source position on the F-35 makes this leadership transition relevant to the defense industrial base.
The GTF engine program Eddy oversaw has faced durability issues and costly inspections; leadership transition at Pratt & Whitney introduces execution risk during the ongoing production and sustainment ramp for both GTF and F135 programs.
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