GE Aviation Wales prepares for growth and next-generation jet engine

GE Aviation announced the selection of its Wales site as the GE Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the GE9X jet engine. The Nantgarw overhaul facility, based just north of Cardiff, has been chosen to lead the company’s global ‘Entry into Service’ readiness programme. GE Aviation Wales was selected based on its wealth of technical expertise and its track record of continuous improvement. The site, which employs more than 1,400 people, will also benefit from a £5m investment from the Welsh Government to help toward the total £20m investment, over the next five years to equip and upskill the facility to be ready to maintain the GE9X fleet when it enters service on the Boeing 777X.