GE Aerospace plans to spend $650 million on its manufacturing sites and supplier partners this year to increase production and support its commercial and defense customers, the company reports.

“GE Aerospace continues to see strong demand from its military and commercial customers for new engines and to maximize the availability of engines in operation,” the company stated in a press release. “The 2024 investment plan expands the company’s capacity to… continue supporting the U.S. military and its allies around the world.”

GE Aerospace builds jet engines, components and systems for commercial and military aircraft. The company and its joint ventures have an installed more than 44,000 commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines. The company and its partner engines power three out of every four commercial flights around the world and two-thirds of U.S. military aircraft.

GE Aerospace will spend $450 million on new machines, inspection equipment, building upgrades, and new test cells and safety enhancements at 22 GE Aerospace facilities across 14 states.

Investments include:

• $54 million in Alabama for additional additive (3D printing) machines and tooling to increase the production of military rotorcraft engine components, along with narrow and widebody commercial aircraft engines.
  $30 million in Massachusetts for upgrades to engine assembly and testing that supports the production of U.S. and allied military helicopter and fighter jet engines.
• $46 million to four North Carolina facilities that produce parts and assemble engines .
• $107 million to facilities in the greater Cincinnati region.

“Additional additive manufacturing machines, new tooling and equipment, and modernization and upgrades to test cells will increase production capacity of engines used in commercial aircraft and in U.S. and allied military helicopter and fighter jets.”

An additional $100 million will go to supplier partners based in the U.S. to build and maintain capacity and capabilities. Suppliers provide materials (castings and forgings) and some early-stage parts for commercial and military engines.

The investment will bolster the company’s U.S. supply chain, helping suppliers build and maintain capacity and capabilities needed for sustained growth. Suppliers provide materials such as castings and forgings, plus some early-stage parts for commercial and military engines. Web: geaerospace.com