# GE Aerospace

> GE Aerospace is the legal successor to General Electric and a focused aviation company that designs jet and turboprop engines, aircraft systems, defense propulsion, and software while maintaining those products over decades of service. Its economic center is a vast installed base - about 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military engines at the end of 2025 - that generates recurring demand for spare parts, overhaul work, analytics, and lifecycle support. The company sells to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, lessors, armed forces, and government agencies, and competes primarily with Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce while partnering with Safran through CFM International.

- **Founded:** 1892
- **Headquarters:** Evendale (Cincinnati), United States
- **Founders:** Thomas Edison (Founder of Edison General Electric, a predecessor company), Charles A. Coffin (Leader of Thomson-Houston and first president of General Electric)
- **Team size:** Approximately 57,000 employees in 2025
- **Products:** CFM LEAP engine family, GEnx engine family, GE9X engine, CF6, GE90, CFM56 and CF34 fleets, Military propulsion
- **Notable:** GE developed the first U.S. jet engine, the I-A, which powered the Bell XP-59A's first flight in 1942., More than 35,000 J47 engines were produced, making it the most-produced jet engine in aviation history., The GE90 introduced carbon-fiber composite fan blades to commercial service and entered service in 1995.

## Products & services

- **CFM LEAP engine family** — Narrowbody turbofans for the Airbus A320neo family, Boeing 737 MAX and COMAC C919, produced through the 50-50 CFM International company with Safran Aircraft Engines.
- **GEnx engine family** — Widebody engines for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747-8, using composite fan structures and advanced materials to improve weight, durability and efficiency.
- **GE9X engine** — The sole-source engine for the Boeing 777X, certified in 2020 and designed with a 134-inch fan, composite blades, ceramic-matrix composites and additively manufactured parts.
- **CF6, GE90, CFM56 and CF34 fleets** — Mature commercial engine families that power widebody, narrowbody, regional, cargo and military aircraft and create a large installed base for continuing support.
- **Military propulsion** — F404, F414, F110, T700/CT7 and next-generation XA102 and GE426 work for fighters, trainers, helicopters, autonomous aircraft and allied defense programs.
- **TrueChoice lifecycle services** — Maintenance, repair and overhaul agreements, spare parts, used serviceable material, on-wing support and tailored engine lifecycle management.
- **Aircraft systems and avionics** — Electrical power, avionics, mechanical systems, propellers and integrated solutions for civil and military aircraft, supported by businesses including Dowty Propellers and Unison.
- **Digital aviation software** — FlightPulse, Fuel Insight, analytics-based maintenance and AI-enabled inspection and work-scope forecasting tools for flight operations and fleet maintenance.
- **CFM RISE technology demonstrator** — An Open Fan, compact-core, hybrid-electric and alternative-fuel technology program targeting more than 20% better fuel burn than engines in service today; it is not yet a commercial product.

## Achievements

- GE developed the first U.S. jet engine, the I-A, which powered the Bell XP-59A's first flight in 1942.
- More than 35,000 J47 engines were produced, making it the most-produced jet engine in aviation history.
- The GE90 introduced carbon-fiber composite fan blades to commercial service and entered service in 1995.
- The GE9X set a Guinness World Records title for commercial jet-engine test thrust at 134,300 pounds in 2017.
- GE Aerospace completed its launch as a standalone public company on April 2, 2024, retaining the GE ticker.
- The company ended 2025 with about 80,000 commercial and military engines in its installed base and a backlog of roughly $190 billion.
- By July 2026 the CFM RISE program had completed about 500 test campaigns and more than 3,000 endurance cycles.
- In the first half of 2026, total engine deliveries rose 31% and the backlog exceeded $210 billion.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Second-quarter revenue reached $13.3 billion, orders were $16.5 billion, the backlog exceeded $210 billion and GE Aerospace raised full-year guidance.
- **2026-07** — CFM reported key Open Fan and compact-core design reviews, about 500 RISE test campaigns and more than 3,000 endurance cycles completed.
- **2026-07** — CFM secured certification for LEAP-1B durability upgrades expected to roughly double time on wing in relevant operating conditions, with production cutover planned from 2027.
- **2026-07** — GE Aerospace reported agreements covering Copa's potential 120 LEAP-1B engines, Turkish Aerospace's F404 order for HURJET and CT7 engines for Leonardo's UK helicopter proposal.
- **2026-07** — The company completed first ground tests of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine system developed with NASA.
- **2026-03** — GE Aerospace and Palantir expanded their partnership to apply AI and enterprise data to U.S. military aircraft readiness.
- **2026-03** — GE Aerospace announced another $1 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing and supply-chain capacity, paired with plans to hire about 5,000 workers.
- **2026-01** — The company reported 2025 adjusted revenue growth of 21%, operating profit of $9.1 billion, free cash flow of $7.7 billion and total orders growth of 32%.

## Links

- Website: https://www.geaerospace.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/geaerospace/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ge_aerospace
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GEAerospace
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ge_aerospace/

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