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ASHEVILLE, NC--GE Aviation is set to invest around $105 million in its ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components manufacturing plant here to meet growing product demand.

LAFAYETTE, IN--Production of LEAP engines at the GE Aviation factory here will approximately double, to more than 1,000 this year, and the rate is slated to grow to 2,000 engines a year by 2020. Employment is on track to reach 230 by 2019, from the current 130.

WASHINGTON--Lockheed Martin has proposed to relocate production of the F-16 from Forth Worth, TX, to India if the country decides to buy a large number of jets. Indian defense contractor Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. would perform final assembly of the aircraft.

The ability to collaborate is vital to a successful career in just about any profession. That's why Bradley University is focusing on projects that enable students majoring in either business or engineering to work together.

TOULOUSE, France--The first structurally complete airframe for the new Airbus BelugaXL has rolled out from its assembly hangar here, the manufacturer said Tuesday. Based on an A330-200F airframe, the planned fleet of five BelugaXLs will provide 30 percent more transport capacity than the Beluga-600XTs they will replace.

WASHINGTON--The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that the United States added 196,000 factory jobs in 2017, including 25,000 jobs in December. Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, says that factory jobs are growing at a faster rate than jobs in the overall economy.