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Company

General Electric Company

GE Aerospace designs, makes and services jet engines for airlines, airframers, militaries and governments. ↗

HeadquartersEvendale, OH ↗
LeadershipH. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Chairman and CEO ↗
Employees~57,000 ↗
Revenue$45.9 billion (fiscal 2025) ↗
U.S. government shareSales to U.S. government agencies were 10% of total revenue in 2025, down from 12% in 2024 and 14% in 2023 ↗
Department of War obligations$13.9 billion in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipPublic (NYSE: GE) ↗
SharesGE ↗

Products

  • The LEAP is GE's narrowbody commercial engine and entered service in 2016. ↗
  • The GE9X is GE's newest widebody engine and will power the Boeing 777X. ↗
  • The F110, F404 and F414 are GE's combat engines. ↗
  • The T408, T700 and T901 are GE's rotorcraft engines. ↗
  • The T901 engine made its first flight on a Black Hawk helicopter in 2025. ↗
  • The LM2500 is GE's engine for mobility and marine uses. ↗
  • Avio Aero, Unison, Dowty Propellers and Colibrium Additive are GE's propulsion and additive technology brands. ↗

Customers

  • Boeing and Airbus are customers of GE's commercial engine business. ↗
  • Avio Aero is the propulsion champion for the Italian Ministry of Defence. ↗

Deals since 2020

Sep 202608

Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners agree to sell Consolidated Precision Products to GE Aerospace

Buyer: GE Aerospace

manufactures highly engineered castings and sub-assemblies primarily for the commercial aerospace and defense markets

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$11.75 billionPending

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Segments

  • Commercial Engines & Services is about 73% of revenue and covers jet engines and services for commercial airframes, business aviation and aeroderivative uses. ↗
  • Defense & Propulsion Technologies is about 23% of revenue and supplies defense engines and critical aircraft systems. ↗