# GE (GE Aerospace)

> GE - the company Thomas Edison helped start in 1892 - spent a century as America's everything-machine, building light bulbs, locomotives, MRI scanners, wind turbines, and the appliances in your grandmother's kitchen. In 2024 it did something few giants ever survive: it split itself into three separate public companies and kept, for itself, only the business that makes aircraft engines. What remains is GE Aerospace, a roughly $46 billion aviation-propulsion company whose engines power tens of thousands of commercial and military jets, and whose real money comes not from selling engines but from maintaining them for the next 30 years.

- **Founded:** 1892
- **Headquarters:** Evendale, Ohio, United States (corporate roots in Boston, Massachusetts)
- **Founders:** Thomas Edison (Co-founder (Edison General Electric)), Charles A. Coffin (Co-founder & first President (Thomson-Houston)), Elihu Thomson (Co-founder (Thomson-Houston))
- **Team size:** ~52,000-57,000 employees (2025)
- **Products:** LEAP engine (CFM International), CFM56, GE9X, GEnx, GE90
- **Notable:** Completed a historic three-way breakup (2021-2024) into GE Aerospace, GE HealthCare and GE Vernova - one of the largest voluntary corporate splits in U.S. history., Co-developer of the LEAP, the fastest-selling engine in aviation history., Built the GE9X, the largest and most powerful commercial jet engine ever certified.

## Products & services

- **LEAP engine (CFM International)** — Best-selling narrowbody engine, co-built 50/50 with Safran; powers the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo family. 3,500+ in service - the fastest-selling engine in aviation history.
- **CFM56** — The workhorse that made GE-Safran the volume leader; powers 14,650+ aircraft worldwide.
- **GE9X** — The largest and most powerful commercial jet engine ever certified; sole powerplant for the Boeing 777X.
- **GEnx** — Widebody engine with a roughly 70% win rate on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
- **GE90** — Sole-source engine for the Boeing 777; once held the record for highest thrust.
- **Defense engines (F110, T700, T408, XA100)** — Military propulsion for fighters and rotorcraft, plus the XA100 - the first flight-weight three-stream adaptive-cycle engine.
- **Catalyst turboprop** — Clean-sheet business/general-aviation turboprop developed with Avio Aero; FAA certified.
- **CFM RISE / Open Fan** — Next-generation open-fan and hybrid-electric technology program targeting 20% lower fuel burn, compatible with 100% sustainable aviation fuel; service entry targeted mid-2030s.
- **Aftermarket services (MRO)** — Maintenance, repair, spare parts and overhaul across the installed base - the durable, high-margin core of the business.
- **FLIGHT DECK** — GE Aerospace's proprietary lean operating system used to run safety, quality, delivery and cost across the company.

## Achievements

- Completed a historic three-way breakup (2021-2024) into GE Aerospace, GE HealthCare and GE Vernova - one of the largest voluntary corporate splits in U.S. history.
- Co-developer of the LEAP, the fastest-selling engine in aviation history.
- Built the GE9X, the largest and most powerful commercial jet engine ever certified.
- Reported $45.9B FY2025 revenue (up 18%) with record LEAP output and strong services growth.
- Ran the CFM International joint venture with Safran continuously for 50+ years.
- Certified the clean-sheet Catalyst turboprop and completed testing on the XA100 adaptive-cycle engine.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — GE Aerospace reported full-year 2025 revenue of $45.9B (up 18%), driven by record LEAP volume, 28% services growth, and expanding margins; guided to continued growth in 2026.
- **2025-10** — Q3 2025 earnings lifted full-year guidance on record LEAP output and strong aftermarket services.
- **2025-07** — Commercial momentum in Q2 with updates on GE9X, GEnx, LEAP and the RISE open-fan program.
- **2025-02** — The Avio Aero-developed Catalyst turboprop received FAA certification.
- **2024-04** — GE completed its three-way split; the aviation business became GE Aerospace and retained the historic 'GE' NYSE ticker.

## Links

- Website: https://www.geaerospace.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ge
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/generalelectric
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GEAerospace
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geaerospace
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/GE/

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Last updated: 2026-08-13