GE Aerospace to Invest Another $1B in U.S. Manufacturing

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GE Aerospace plans to invest another $1 billion in its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base during 2026 to help accelerate engine deliveries, ramp production of parts that safely extend time between maintenance shop visits, and strengthen defense production to keep pace with military demand.

The 2026 investment—the company's second consecutive $1 billion U.S. investment—will benefit sites across more than 30 communities in 17 states. GE Aerospace also plans to hire 5,000 U.S. workers, including both manufacturing and engineering roles, in addition to the 5,000 people it hired last year.

“Maintaining U.S. aerospace leadership requires sustained investment in our people, our facilities, and the technologies that will define the future of flight,” said H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace. “This investment is for our customers, our communities, and our country.”

Since 2024, GE Aerospace has announced plans to invest more than $2.5 billion across its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base, including approximately $600 million in sites producing defense engines during the last three years. This manufacturing investment is in addition to the nearly $3 billion GE Aerospace invests annually in research and development.

Accelerating Deliveries

The investment expands capacity at sites producing and assembling commercial and defense engines. This includes $115M in Cincinnati, Ohio—home to GE Aerospace’s headquarters— to modernize infrastructure, increase test cell capacity, and expand advanced 3D metal printing capabilities. 

Defense

More than $275 million of the $1 billion is planned to upgrade sites producing defense engines and components, helping to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base to deliver at pace for the warfighter's evolving needs. Highlights include:

• $40+ million for Lynn, Mass., to refresh machinery, expand test cell capacity and flexibility to meet delivery pace, and make building upgrades.
• $10 million for Madisonville, Ky., to invest in new machines increasing part production, inspection equipment, tooling, and facility upgrades.

Commercial

The company is expanding commercial engine production capacity, particularly the CFM LEAP engine that powers the Boeing 737MAX and Airbus A320 aircraft families. These investments will increase part production for maintenance sites, helping reduce turnaround times. Highlights include:

• $200 million to expand manufacturing capacity for LEAP high-pressure turbine durability kits that will improve time-on-wing for customers by more than two times in hot and harsh conditions. The investment also supports production of the reverse bleed system, which reduces the need for on-wing maintenance.
• $20 million for Durham, N.C., for specialized tooling, engine line assembly systems, and building upgrades to support the increased assembly of narrowbody and widebody engines.
• $7 million for Lafayette, Ind., in new tools, equipment, and facility upgrades that support engine assembly and increase capacity to meet 2026 narrowbody engine deliveries.

Investing in Supply Chain

GE Aerospace is investing more than $100 million, as part of the $1 billion, in its external supplier base. These funds will provide tooling and equipment to help stabilize production schedules—critical to meeting delivery commitments. Deploying these investments alongside FLIGHT DECK, the company's proprietary lean operating model, already have helped improve material input last year by more than 40 percent from priority suppliers compared to the previous year. This, in turn, drove commercial engine deliveries up 25 percent and defense engine deliveries up 30 percent in 2025 compared to the previous year.

Investing in U.S. Workforce

Today's hiring news builds on GE Aerospace’s announcement last fall of a new, $30-million GE Aerospace Foundation program to train 10,000 workers by 2030 with the manufacturing skills to support the entire industry.