Mistubishi Regional Jet to Fly Low Over Pratt

EAST HARTFORD, CT — Area residents will get a change to see a new passenger jet flying low as part of an event at Pratt & Whitney on Friday, company officials said.

Pratt will be hosting a Mitsubishi Regional Jet aircraft powered by its PW1200G engines on Friday.

Residents of greater Hartford region should expect to see one the jets relatively up close while still in the sky. A flyover is slated for the airspace near Pratt prior to the jet landing at Bradley International Airport.

"Residents should not be alarmed by this activity," Pratt officials said. The flyover was slated for about noon.

The flyover has been approved by regulatory authorities, Pratt officials said.

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