GE Aerospace to invest €78m in European manufacturing

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This strategic investment aims to increase overall capacity, expand key facilities, and ensure quality for both commercial and defense customers. Additionally, it will support further scaling production of next-generation components made from advanced materials and innovative manufacturing processes to enhance the range, power, durability and efficiency of aircraft engines. Over 500 jobs will be open across sites in Europe in 2025.

Riccardo Procacci, President and CEO, Propulsion and Additive Technologies at GE Aerospace, said: “This new significant investment will ensure that we continue to meet the evolving needs of the aerospace industry in Europe.

“It is also evidence of our strong commitment to supporting the communities and economies where we operate.”  

A significant portion of the investment will be allocated toward additional engine test cells, new equipment and advanced technology, including AI-enabled inspection techniques. These enhancements will support the production of components for both narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines, as well as military fighter jet and helicopter engines.

Investments are being made across five European countries, equipping suppliers with specialised tools and customised dies to ensure the use of the latest manufacturing technology, further reducing defects.

The country-specific breakdown is as follows:

• Czech Republic: €5.4 million: new machines, equipment, tooling and upgrades to building utilities in support of producing components used in turboprop engines.
• Italy: €55.6 million: new test cells and new capabilities for current ones, additional equipment to support ramp and continuity, inspection technology, new tooling and structure across several sites that produce aircraft engines, along with engines for military fighter jets and helicopters.
• Poland: €11.6 million: additional machines, equipment and structures, upgrades to building and utilities to support the production of components used in aircraft engines, along with military rotorcraft engines, across multiple sites.
• Romania: €2.3 million: new machine used to create precise complex shapes from metal, additional machines, more tooling, and upgrades to the building’s utilities.
• United Kingdom: €3.3 million: additional machines and production set-ups needed for new component manufacturing, along with equipment to service propeller systems.

Following last year’s € 64 million investment in manufacturing and broader €122 million investment in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and component repair facilities in Europe, this latest commitment reinforces GE Aerospace’s position in the European aerospace ecosystem.

GE Aerospace continues to promote building a skilled aerospace workforce, including supporting various apprenticeship programmes throughout Europe, such as in the United Kingdom and Poland that train around 100 individuals annually.