GE Aerospace is the world's leading provider of jet and turboprop engines and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation. The company traces its origins to 1917 and employs 53,000 people across operations in more than 100 countries. More than 44,000 commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines built by the company are in service worldwide.
Technical work spans jet engine propulsion, turboprop engines, adaptive cycle engine technology, advanced materials, alternative fuels and integrated aircraft systems, supported by research and development investment running to billions of dollars. The XA100 adaptive cycle engine, an adaptive cycle propulsion system under development, is among its current engineering programmes. Products include jet engines across all aviation segments, turboprop engines and the integrated systems accompanying them.
The company states a mission to invent the future of flight, lift people up and bring them home safely, with safety, quality and innovation named as core values and a stated focus on safe, efficient and sustainable flight. Millions of passengers rely daily on the performance of its engines, a fact the firm describes as central to its operating culture.
