IAE V2500
Engine shops will continue to see a steady supply of International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 inductions over the next several years, with steadily expanding work scopes as more mid-life engines return for second and third overhauls, MTU Aero Engines CEO Johannes Bussmann said.
“On the V2500, I think the numbers speak for themselves,” Bussmann said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Feb. 24. “We have around 15%, roughly 15%, that have not even seen the first shop visit. We have another 35% in operation that has not seen the second shop visit ... From that perspective, we still plan with induction of the ... V2500 to be ongoing for quite a while.”
Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery shows 5,400 V2500s in the commercial fleet. About 650 of these are listed as parked or in storage—a figure that includes engines off-wing for shop visits.
Pratt and Whitney, a partner with MTU and Japanese Aero Engines Corp in the IAE venture that developed and supports the V2500, said the model totaled just more than 800 shop visits in 2025. That figure is expected to hold in 2026, Neil Mitchill, CFO of Pratt parent RTX, said on a recent earnings call.
As the flow continues, material demands should rise as average work scopes increase, with more engines coming in for heavier second and third visits. Bussmann said the V2500 supply chain is keeping pace.
“The average turn time has come down,” he said. “Material availability, supply chain issues have been reduced or at least calmed down. That’s, of course, helpful for the turnaround time in the shops and within the network.”
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