GE Aerospace to invest $73M across Alabama, $22M in Huntsville facility

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — GE Aerospace announced Wednesday its plans to invest nearly $1 billion into its U.S. factories, including several million dollars in Alabama.

According to a news release from GE Aerospace, in 2025, the company plans to invest nearly $1 billion into its U.S. factories and supply chains to strengthen manufacturing and increase the use of new parts and materials needed for the future.

GE Aerospace said the investment is nearly double last year’s commitment and is said to increase engine safety, quality and delivery to benefit more than two dozen communities across 16 states.

The company also announced that it would hire around 5,000 U.S. workers this year, including both manufacturing and engineering roles.

“Investing in manufacturing and innovation is more critical than ever for the future of our industry and the communities where we operate,” H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace, said in a statement. “We are committed to helping our customers modernize and expand their fleets while scaling technologies that will truly define the future of flight. Together, this will keep the United States at the forefront of aerospace leadership.” 

For the state of Alabama, the company announced it would invest a total of $73 million throughout two locations: Huntsville and Auburn.

In Huntsville, GE Aerospace announced that it would invest $22 million for additional machines to produce materials that are considered the “building blocks” for ceramic matrix composite engine parts.

According to GE Aerospace’s interactive map regarding the 2025 investments, “These parts are used in narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines, as well as military fighter jet and helicopter engines, and produce critical capabilities for customers. Upgrades to the building and equipment will also be made to improve the production process and ensure quality, along with more rooms for workers.”

For the Auburn investment, GE Aerospace’s release said it would be investing $51 million for additional 3D printers, upgrades to existing equipment and tooling to increase capacity and ensure quality.

The interactive map said that this site, “Produces some of GE Aerospace’s innovative additive manufacturing components, which are lighter and consist of fewer parts, used in both narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines as well as fighter jet, helicopter and marine military engines.

The following states are also receiving investments from the company:

Delaware

• $2 million allocated to the Newark facility for “support for defense engines.”

Florida

• $4 million invested in the Jacksonville facility. This is going towards additional high-tech equipment and instrumentation, upgrades to labs for testing parts to ensure they meet standards and improvements to the facility. According to the interactive map, this site produces ignition systems, power generation and distribution systems, sensors and switches and other critical components used in commercial and military aircraft engines.

Indiana

• The first investment for Indiana is in the Lafayette facility, which will be $5 million. This includes facility upgrades and additional tooling and equipment to support the growing demand for the assembly and overhaul of narrowbody aircraft engines.
• The second investment is going toward the Terre Haute facility for $9 million. This site investment is for high-tech milling machines, tooling, inspection equipment to maintain high quality and long-term upgrades in utilities and to the building. The interactive map said this specific site produces combustors and structural components for narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines as well as for military fighter jet engines.

Kentucky

• The first Kentucky investment is for the Erlanger facility. This $500k investment is for improvements to the facility that packages engine parts into kits for assembly.
• The second Kentucky investment is going into the Madisonville facility. This $4 million investment will go toward additional precision tools and multiple new machines used to shape metal parts to precise specifications, upgrading other specialized machines and improvements to the building and its utilities. The GE Aerospace website said this facility produces engine components that go into military fighter jet and helicopter engines.

Massachusetts

• The Lynn facility is set to get $31 million for upgrades of current machines to avoid downtime, new 3D printer, multiple new machines and tooling to maintain quality, continued investment and retrofit of test cells and improvements to buildings. This facility manufactures, tests and assembles parts for military fighter jets, helicopters and ship engines.

Michigan

• $70 million is to be invested into the Muskegon facility for new machines, updated equipment and to expand the facility to support the production of components in the LEAP engine used in narrowbody aircraft that is ramping production. This site also produces engine components used in widebody aircraft engines as well as for military fighter jets and helicopter engines.

Mississippi

• The Batesville facility will receive an $11 million investment for an industrial oven to produce ceramic matrix composite parts, precision measuring tools, high-precision machines and inspection technology to maintain quality as the site increases production of components in narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines along with military fighter jets and helicopter engines.

Montana

• The Butte facility is the farthest west that GE Aerospace is sending out its investments. This is for the modernization of the dacilitiy’s layout to improve workflow and productivity to support the production of engine components used in narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines alone with military marine engines. An expansion of the cafeteria and offices is also planned.

New Hampshire

• $16 million is said to be invested into the Hooksett facility for several new machines used for precision shaping of complex metal parts, upgrading existing equipment and specialized tooling to support the production of engine components used in narrowbody and widebody aircraft along with military fighter jets, helicopters and ships. Several upgrades to the building’s utilities are also planned.

New York

• The state of New York is said to receive two investments. The first being $5 million in the Norwich facility for quality and test equipment, several industrial ovens, new machines and upgrades to other machines and tooling to support the designing and production of sensors, ignition systems and electric and mechanical systems used in commercial, military and space aircraft.
• The second investment for New York is for the Innoveering facility for $2 million to support the site’s work in developing hypersonic technologies.

North Carolina

• North Carolina is one of two states that will receive investments in four facilities. The first facility is the Asheville facility. This facility will receive $20 million for new tooling, additional inspection equipment to ensure consistent quality and more advanced machines that can shape metal parts to precise specifications to increase capacity. For this site, GE Aerospace plans to purchase additional equipment to produce ceramic matrix composite engine parts. Upgrades to the building’s interior and exterior are also planned out. According to the company, Asheville plays a key role in producing parts needed for the ramp-up of LEAP engines used on narrowbody aircraft, along with parts in widebody aircraft and military fighter jets, helicopters and ships.
• The second North Carolina investment site is the West Jefferson facility. This facility is said to receive $13 million for several precision machines used to shape metal parts to precise specifications, 3D printers, and specialized tooling, along with the expansion of the facility to increase capacity to produce components that are used in narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines, along with military fight jet and ship engines. Interior upgrades to the building are also planned.
• The third facility investment is for the Durham facility. A $16 million investment is for facility upgrades and additional tooling and equipment to support the growing demand for the assembly of narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines.
• The last North Carolina facility investment is going into the Wilmington facility. A $52 million investment is for multiple precision machines used to shape metal parts to precise specifications, an industrial furnace, upgrades of key equipment that maintains quality and crane systems to increase capacity. This facility produces components for engines used in narrowbody and widebody aircraft, along with military fighter jets and ships. Upgrades to the building are also planned.

Ohio

• Ohio also has four facilities receiving investments. The first is $74 million for the Evendale facility. The investment is for facility upgrades and additional tooling and equipment to support growing demand at several sites in the area that produce, test, and assemble components used in many of the company’s commercial and military engines. Significant investment is also going to the Ceramic Matrix Composite lab to continue advancing the production of these engine parts that are lighter and can withstand higher heat than most metals.
• The second investment is for $26 million for the Dayton Sites facility. This investment is for multiple new machines that produce complex shapes (including 3D printers), upgrades to other machines, precision inspection and test equipment to maintain quality, industrial furnaces and additional tooling across several sites in Dayton. Building upgrades are also planned. Together, GE Aerospace said the sites play an important role in the development of new products and technologies. They also produce components and systems for narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines, as well as military fighter jets and helicopter engines.
• The third investment is for $39 million for the Peebles facility. This is for facility and test cell upgrades to support the growth of production engine tests, development testing for the next generation of engines and current commercial and military engines.
• The final Ohio investment is for the Additive Technology Center facility. This $14 million investment is said to go towards an additional 3D printer, industrial furnace, equipment to move materials and upgrades to the facility and increase capacity. This site leads the development of GE Aerospace’s innovative additive manufacturing components. They are lighter and consist of fewer parts, used in both narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines, along with military helicopter engines.

South Carolina

• $23 million is said to go into the Greenville facility for new high-precision machines to increase capacity, inspection equipment to maintain quality and specialized tooling to support the ramp-up of components in narrowbody aircraft engines. This site also produces components for engines used in commercial widebody aircraft, along with military fighter jet and ship engines.

Vermont

• $32 million is going towards the Futland facility. GE Aerospace said this is for several new machines, upgrades for other machines, precision equipment and specialized tooling to support the production of components used in narrowbody and widebody aircraft engines, along with military helicopter and fighter jet engines. Improvements to the main building’s utilities are also planned.

Virginia

• Virginia’s Sterling facility is said to receive $1 million for additional machines and production set-ups needed for new system component manufacturing along with equipment to service propeller systems.

To view the full interactive map, you can visit the GE Aerospace website here. For more information on the $1 billion investment for 2025, you can view the Wednesday release here.