Aitken tapped for role as IAE CEO, president

Ian Aitken has been appointed president and CEO of International Aero Engines (IAE) succeeding Jon Beatty, who is returning to a senior position at United Technologies Corporation.

Ian joined IAE in June 2008 as executive vice president for customer business from Rolls-Royce where he held a number of leadership positions across the civil aerospace organization. Prior to joining IAE, Ian spent nine years as president, corporate and regional aircraft at the IAE shareholder, responsible for directing the company’s global engine strategy in these markets.

IAE is a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise of Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: UTX), Rolls-Royce (RR.L.), Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.

First V2500-Powered Aircraft For China

IAE International Aero Engines announced the delivery of Shenzhen Airlines’ first V2500-powered aircraft. The delivery, held at the Airbus Final Assembly Line, Toulouse, represented the first of 28 A320 family aircraft ordered by Shenzhen in an $812 million deal announced last year at the Farnborough International Airshow. Additionally, all 28 aircraft are backed by a long-term IAE Aftermarket Services agreement.

This was the first V2500 order from Shenzhen who join IAE’s expanding customer base in China. Within the region, around 370 V2500-powered aircraft are either in service or on order.

IAE is a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise of Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: UTX), Rolls-Royce (RR.L.), Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.

IAE V2500 Engines Ship For Assembly In China

IAE International Aero Engines has delivered the first ship set of V2500 engines to the Airbus A320 Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin, the first Airbus final assembly line outside Europe.

IAE is a multinational aero engine consortium; shareholders are Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation, and MTU Aero Engines.

Of the first 10 aircraft to be assembled by FALC, IAE’s V2500 is the selected powerplant on nine, including the first aircraft scheduled to be delivered to Sichuan Airlines, through Dragon Aviation Leasing, in the summer of 2009.

“Delivering these first engines is a major milestone in ensuring our complete readiness to support the delivery of the first A320 assembled in China," according to Martin Brown, IAE vice president, Toulouse office.

In Greater China, the V2500 powers more than 200 aircraft in service. During the past 24 months, the powerplant has been selected on more than 180 additional A320 family aircraft placed on firm order in the region, representing more than half of the market share in China.

Photography, IAE.