30 Years of Superior Technology1995

Barry Eccleston appointed IAE President

Delta Air Lines begins V2500-powered MD-90 operation; Saudia orders V2500-powered MD-90s

• Astronomers detect first extra solar planet

1996China Southern becomes IAE’s 50th Airbus customer

V2500-powered A319 completes first flight and wins certification

• Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA

1997

First V2500-powered A319 delivered to United Airlines

• Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule

1983Bob Rosati appointed first IAE President

IAE collaborationagreement is signed

• CDs and camcorders are introduced

1984Airbus and IAE sign agreement to offer V2500 for the A320

IAE opens headquar-ters in East Hartford, Connecticut

• Apple introduces Macintosh personal computer

1985Cyprus Airways and Adria Airways order the V2500

First V2500 engine assembled for testing

• Explorers discover wreck of Titanic

1986V2500 development engines are tested intensively at IAE’s shareholders facilities

• Voyager makes first non-stop flight around world without refueling

1987V2500 serial production begins

• First trans-Atlantic hot-air balloon flight

1988First flight of V2500-powered Airbus A320

25,000 lb-thrust V2500-A1 receives FAA type certification

• Summer Olympics in Seoul, Winter Olympics in Calgary

1989Nick Tomassetti appointed IAE President

V2500 enters revenue service with Adria Airways, Cyprus Airways and Indian Airlines

• Iron curtain drops with fall of Berlin Wall after 28 years

1990America West commits to 118 V2500-powered aircraft

• World Wide Web debuts

1991 1992V2500 receives 120-minute ETOPS (Extended Opera-tions) approval

V2500 receives unique double certification for -A5 and -D5 variants’

• US President Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin meet and formally declare end to Cold War

1993Bob Rosati appointed IAE President for second time

V2500-A5 entry into service

V2500-powered A321 completes first flight and wins certification

• Europe’s Maastricht Treaty takes effect, creating European Union

1994First A321 powered by V2500 enters service

V2500-A5 engines begin revenue service with Lufthansa

• South Africa holds first interracial national election, Nelson Mandela elected president

1998Mike Terrett appointed IAE President

1,000th V2500 engine delivered to Lufthansa

• Europeans agree on single currency - the Euro

1999First Phoenix Standard V2500-A1 engine enters service with America WestIAE celebrates 10 years and 10 million flight hours since EIS

• World population reaches six billion

2000V2500 becomes preferred engine for Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner

• Researchers decipher the human genome

2002 2003V2500 powers an Airbus A319 to the ‘Top of the World’ in Tibet

• Scientists decode SARS genome, important in developing test vaccine

2004Mark King appointed IAE President

V2500 Program exceeds 30 million flight hours

• Spirit rover powers up on Mars

2005IndiGo places largest single firm V2500 order in IAE’s history

IAE delivers 335 engines - a 40% increase over 2004 deliveriesIAE launches V2500 SelectOneTM

• 10th planet in our solar system discovered

2006IAE sells 454 installed engines

IAE overwhelmingly wins in competitions to power A321 aircraft

• Space Shuttle Discovery is launched to the International Space Station

2007Jon Beatty appointed IAE President

SelectOneTM certified.

• Kryptonite discovered, it’s white not green and doesn’t glow  

2008First V2500 SelectOneTM engine enters service

• China hosts 2008Summer Olympics

2009 2010 2011 20122001Steve Heath appointed IAE President

IAE logo is updated to its current form

• Solar-powered NASA propeller-driven aircraft reaches 96,500 feet, shatters altitude records

20132,000th V2500 engine delivered

V2500 achieves 20 million engine hours

• First solo non-stop around-the-world balloon flight

Engine Hours

On Achieving A Major MilestoneCongratulations

...3rd largest civil engine program in history

Roland Dilda appointed IAE President

• First trans-Pacific hot- air balloon flight

Cumulative Engines Shipped 118 150 214 303 405 482 556 682 870 1133 1339 1562 1847 2070 2288 2522 2857 3172 3510 3853 4199 4564 4986 5443

IAE completes first V2500 SelectOneTM

retrofit engine

First V2500-powered Airbus A320 assembled in China is delivered

4,000th V2500 engine is delivered

• Scientists unveil Ida, the missing link in human ancestry

Ian Aitken appointed IAE President

V2500 SelectOneTM engines achieve 1 million flight hours

V2500 achieves 85 million flight hours

• 32 Chilean miners are rescued after being trapped by earthquake

IAE launches SelectTwoTM program

V2500 selected to power Embraer KC-390 Brazilian military transport

• Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Kennedy Space Center - the 135th and final space shuttle launch

Jon Beatty appointed IAE President for second time

5,000th V2500 engine is delivered

V2500 achieves 100 million flight hours

• Curiosity rover lands safely on Mars and begins exploration

IndiGo receives first V2500-powered A320 with Sharklets

• 150 foot asteroid passes 17,200 milesfrom earth

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