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GE Aerospace receives Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Mission Focused Award

GE Aerospace's facility in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has been recognised as part of an elite group of top-performing suppliers by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, receiving its Mission Focused Award.

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The recognition is based on GE Aerospace - Cheltenham having achieved outstanding performance levels in quality and delivery throughout 2022.
 
Lockheed Martin’s customers demand – and deserve – the highest levels of quality to safely achieve their missions. Quality performance is required at every level of the global supply chain. It requires partners who can harness innovation and remain agile to deliver competitive advantage in both cost and quality.

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"Our team has worked to streamline operations, and our lean philosophy is at the heart of making our operations as efficient as possible,” said John Haigh, Power Distribution & Controls leader for GE Aerospace. “Collaborating with and listening to the customer have been paramount and this is a strong muscle for us.”
 
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GE Aerospace in the UK has been supplying the Electrical Power Management Systems, Standby Flight Displays and Remote Input Output Units to a global customer base for many years, supporting a broad range of major commercial and military aerospace programmes.
 

 

 

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