GE Aerospace caps off historic Farnborough Airshow

FARNBOROUGH, England — July 24, 2026 — GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) closed the Farnborough International Airshow with a slate of commercial wins, new certifications aimed at improving engine durability, and progress on hybrid-electric and open-fan technologies.

“At GE Aerospace, we are focused on delivering for our customers today while investing in the technologies that will shape the future of flight. This week at Farnborough reflected that commitment as we announced record orders, hardware enhancements to improve durability and a breakthrough hybrid electric milestone,” said H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace.

GE Aerospace and CFM International, a 50/50 company of GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, reported commitments for approximately 1,800 engines. CFM signed a memorandum of understanding with IndiGo for more than 1,000 LEAP-1A engines to power 510 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, described as the largest single order ever placed for LEAP engines and a record for CFM. On the widebody side, GE Aerospace detailed additional GEnx wins, including Philippine Airlines’ selection of GEnx-1B engines to power 15 Boeing 787-10 aircraft and AerCap’s selection of GEnx-1B engines to power 15 additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The GEnx-1B surpassed 50 million flight hours in just over 14 years, the fastest rate ever for a GE Aerospace commercial widebody engine model.

Regulators in the United States and Europe certified the LEAP-1B high-pressure turbine durability kit, which is designed to double time on wing in hot and harsh operating environments. Initial engine-level certification of the LEAP-1B reverse bleed system was also secured to reduce on-wing fuel nozzle replacements and lower maintenance burden.

In flight test progress, GE Aerospace, working with NASA, BETA Technologies, Inc. and Boeing, completed the first hybrid electric flight above 30,000 feet, reaching the same altitude levels of passenger commercial aircraft. CFM reported it has completed approximately 500 test campaigns and more than 3,000 endurance cycles on its RISE technology demonstration program, and Airbus and CFM revealed the livery design for the A380 flight test demonstration aircraft expected to support Open Fan flight testing later this decade. GE Aerospace also highlighted its collaboration with BETA Technologies on the newly unveiled MV250, an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for contested military logistics missions that uses a hybrid-electric turbogenerator developed with BETA to extend range and add mission flexibility.

On the defense front, GE Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding with Magellan Aerospace to explore the development of F414 sustainment capabilities in Canada for the Saab Gripen. Shield AI and GE Aerospace announced successful integration, actuation, and engine light-off testing of the Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle on the F110 engine for Shield AI’s X-BAT aircraft. GE Aerospace and Turkish Technic signed an agreement to expand OEM-authorized MRO support for Data Link Control and Display Units in Türkiye.