A US Airways V2500 engine has set a new time on wing record, completing 30,520 flying hours on its first run, IAE International Aero Engines announced. This is the third time a US Airways engine has surpassed 30,000 hours before being removed for its first scheduled overhaul, and breaks the previous IAE time on wing record, also held by a US Airways engine.
The V2500-A5 engine, which was delivered to US Airways in December 2000, installed on an Airbus A319 and had completed nearly 12,000 cycles since new. Operating primarily out of Phoenix, Arizona with routes within the US as well as both Mexico and Latin America, the new record is a testament to the proven reliability of the V2500
