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GE Aerospace to invest $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing, hire 5,000 workers
CINCINNATI –GE Aerospace says it will invest $1 billion in its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base this year to help accelerate engine deliveries, ramp production of parts that safely extend time between maintenance shop visits and strengthen defense production to keep pace with military demand.
This marks the company's second consecutive $1 billion U.S. investment and will benefit sites across more than 30 communities in 17 states. GE Aerospace also plans to hire 5,000 U.S. workers, including both manufacturing and engineering roles, in addition to the 5,000 people it hired last year.
“Maintaining U.S. aerospace leadership requires sustained investment in our people, our facilities and the technologies that will define the future of flight,” said H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace. “This investment is for our customers, our communities, and our country.”
Since 2024, GE Aerospace has announced plans to invest more than $2.5 billion across its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base, including approximately $600 million in sites producing defense engines during the last three years.
The investment expands capacity at sites producing and assembling commercial and defense engines. This includes $115M in Cincinnati, Ohio to modernize infrastructure, increase test cell capacity and expand advanced 3D metal printing capabilities.
More than $275 million of the $1 billion investment will upgrade sites producing defense engines and components, strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base and supporting faster delivery for evolving warfighter needs. Planned investments include more than $40 million in Lynn, Mass., to refresh machinery and upgrade facilities, and $10 million in Madisonville, Ky., for new machines to increase part production, along with inspection equipment, tooling and facility improvements.
The company is expanding commercial engine production capacity, particularly for the CFM LEAP engine that powers Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320 aircraft families. The investments will increase part production for maintenance sites and help reduce turnaround times.
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Highlights include more than $200 million to expand manufacturing capacity for LEAP high-pressure turbine durability kits, which are expected to more than double time-on-wing performance in hot and harsh conditions. The investment also supports production of the reverse bleed system, reducing the need for on-wing maintenance.
Additional investments include $20 million in Durham, N.C., for specialized tooling, engine line assembly systems and building upgrades to support increased assembly of narrowbody and widebody engines, and $7 million in Lafayette, Ind., for new tools, equipment and facility upgrades to support engine assembly and increase capacity for 2026 narrowbody engine deliveries.
GE Aerospace is investing more than $100 million of its $1 billion plan in its external supplier base to provide tooling and equipment that stabilize production schedules and support delivery commitments. Combined with the company’s FLIGHT DECK lean operating model, the effort improved material input from priority suppliers by more than 40 percent year over year, helping drive a 25 percent increase in commercial engine deliveries and a 30 percent rise in defense engine deliveries in 2025.
The company is also expanding workforce development, building on a $30 million GE Aerospace Foundation program announced last fall to train 10,000 workers in manufacturing skills by 2030 to support the broader industry.
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