The gearedturbofan has put Pratt in the enviable position of supplying the most power plants for the most popular airliners for the next couple of decades: single-aisle jets that will absorb much of the travel boom in emerging markets.
The acquisition of Goodrich in calendar year 2012, coupled with several wins thanks to their ingenious new PurePower GearedTurbofan engine, lead me to believe that United Technology Inc is poised for accelerated future growth above recent recessionary related historical norms.