INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT ENGINE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERIES

GE Aerospace plans to invest an additional $1 billion across its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base during 2026, marking the company’s second consecutive year of billion-dollar investment in its domestic industrial operations.

The investment is intended to accelerate engine deliveries, expand production capacity for components that extend the time between maintenance shop visits, and strengthen defence manufacturing to meet military demand.

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The programme will benefit manufacturing sites across more than 30 communities in 17 U.S. states.

As part of the expansion, the company plans to hire 5,000 additional U.S. workers in manufacturing and engineering roles, following the recruitment of a similar number of employees during the previous year.

INVESTMENT IN COMMERCIAL AND DEFENCE ENGINE PRODUCTION

A portion of the investment will support facilities involved in both commercial and defence engine production.

More than $275 million will be allocated to sites producing defence engines and components to strengthen the U.S. defence industrial base. This includes investments such as more than $40 million at the Lynn, Massachusetts facility to upgrade machinery and expand test cell capacity, and $10 million at Madisonville, Kentucky for new equipment and facility improvements.

The company is also increasing production capacity for commercial engines, particularly the CFM LEAP engine, which powers the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320 aircraft families.

Investments include $200 million to expand manufacturing capacity for LEAP high-pressure turbine durability kits designed to extend engine time-on-wing in demanding operating conditions.

Additional investments include $20 million in Durham, North Carolina, to support increased assembly of narrowbody and widebody engines, and $7 million in Lafayette, Indiana, to expand engine assembly capacity.

SUPPORTING THE AEROSPACE SUPPLY CHAIN

GE Aerospace is allocating more than $100 million of the investment to its external supplier base to support tooling and equipment upgrades aimed at stabilising production schedules.

The company indicated that improvements in supply chain performance contributed to increased engine deliveries during 2025, with commercial engine deliveries rising by 25 percent and defence engine deliveries increasing by 30 percent compared with the previous year.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Alongside the manufacturing investment, GE Aerospace is continuing workforce development initiatives. The company previously announced a $30 million programme through the GE Aerospace Foundation aimed at training 10,000 workers by 2030 with manufacturing skills needed across the aerospace industry.

Since 2024, GE Aerospace has announced plans to invest more than $2.5 billion across its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base, in addition to approximately $3 billion annually in research and development.