GE Aerospace Investing $1 Billion in U.S.
March 21, 2025
(Provided by CFM)
GE Aerospace has announced plans to invest almost $1 billion in its U.S. factories and supply chain while hiring about 5,000 new employees. The new hires will be in both engineering and manufacturing roles. GE Aerospace, which dates back to 1917, became a standalone company in April 2024 after being divested from former parent General Electric Co.
The new investment will go toward growing capacity and expanding several sites, particularly those that support production and assembly of the narrowbody CFM LEAP engine, which is made as part of a 50-50 joint venture with Saafran Aircraft. Deliveries for the engine are expected to grow 15-20% this year.
About half of the investment will be broken down across several sites, including:
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$113 million in greater Cincinnati for facility upgrades and additional equipment for several sites that produce, test and assemble commercial and military engines
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$70 million in Muskegon, Mich., where the company is breaking ground on an expansion that will produce parts for the hot section of the LEAP engine
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$16 million in Durham, N.C., and $5 million in Lafayette, Ind., for additional equipment to support the assembly of commercial engines
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$13 million in West Jefferson, N.C., to increase production of key parts of the LEAP engine
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$200 million investment in military engine production in Lynn, Mass., and Madisonville, Ky., to gear up for the new T901 Black Hawk and Apache helicopter engine and to continue producing other military engines.
Meanwhile, the company aims to spend more than $100 million to scale innovative materials and parts, including those made from new materials and advanced manufacturing processes such as additive manufacturing and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). GE notes that CMCs are one-third the weight of traditional materials but can operate at up to 500˚hotter, which gives engines greater power and durability. Some of the investments to further scale these technologies include:
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$51 million in Auburn, Ala., for more 3D printers as well as upgrades to existing equipment and tooling to increase capacity
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$14 million in West Chester, Ohio, for an additional 3D printer, a new industrial furnace and upgrades to increase capacity
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$22 million in Huntsville, Ala., for additional machines to produce materials for CMC engine parts
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$20 million in Asheville, N.C., for more equipment to produce CMC engine parts, new inspection equipment and advanced machines that can shape metal parts to precise specifications
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$11 million in Batesville, Miss., for an industrial oven, precision measuring tools, high-precision machines and inspection technology to maintain quality
The nearly $1 billion investment also sets aside more than $100 million for the company’s external supply base, to ensure its suppliers are using the newest tools to produce parts, and thus reduce defects and supply chain constraints.
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