Glastonbury, Conn. (Mar. 11, 2013) – It was March 11, 1983 and IAE’s five new shareholders – Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Japanese Aero Engine Corporation, MTU Aero Engines, and FiatAvio – were on a mission to develop an advanced aero engine that would lead the single-aisle segment into the new millennium. (See IAE’s 30-year timeline.) [...]
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February 28th, 2013
V2500 Powers First NA A320 Carrier to Receive Sharklets
Glastonbury, Conn. (Feb. 28, 2013) – The V2500 has the honor of powering the first North American A320 carrier – JetBlue Airways – to fly commercial service with Sharklets. JetBlue signed a letter of intent with Airbus to acquire 110 ship-sets of retrofit Sharklets for the airline’s in-service A320 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to start [...]
February 1st, 2013
IndiGo Receives First V2500-Powered A320 with Sharklets
Glastonbury, Conn. (Feb. 1, 2013) – IndiGo, IAE and Pratt & Whitney’s largest customer in India, has taken delivery of the first V2500-powered A320 with Sharklets. This delivery is part of IndiGo’s larger order for 280 A320 family aircraft, including both A320 ceos and neos. IndiGo is an all IAE operator and the largest domestic [...]
November 13th, 2012
First China-Assembled A320 Flies at Airshow
IAE Customer Sichuan Airlines Provides Flight Demo of First Assembled A320 Zhuhai, China (November 13, 2012) – A Sichuan Airlines A320 aircraft powered by V2500 engines flew above the crowds at the Zhuhai Airshow today. The aircraft was assembled and delivered in 2009 from the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line China (FALC)—the first aircraft for [...]
November 13th, 2012
V2500 Flying Higher in China
IAE share of A321 market climbs due to V2500 efficiency and reliability Zhuhai, China (Nov. 13, 2012) – China continues to be an important and growing market for IAE’s V2500 engine. Today the V2500 powers 53% of the A320 family aircraft in China with more than 500 total aircraft in service and on firm backlog. [...]
