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General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) is the top supplier of aircraft engines in the world and offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft. GEAE is part of GE Transportation Systems, itself a major part of the enormous conglomerate General Electric, one of the world's largest corporations.

In 1942, GEAE developed the first US jet engine in Lynn, Massachusetts. It continues to make jet engines for the United States Department of Defense and subsidiary services. Engines assembled at this plant include the F404 , F414 , T700 , and CFE738 military powerplants. The Evendale, Ohio plant conducts final assembly for the CFM International CFM56, LM6000, and LM2500 powerplants. The Durham, North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a southern state in the United States. North Carolina is one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on th facility conducts final assembly for the GE90General Electric GE90 is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines built by General Electric for the Boeing 777, with thrust ranging from 74,000 to 115,000 lb (329 to 512 kN). It was first introduced in November 1995 on British Airways' 777s, and is only a, CF6 , and CF34 powerplants. The Durham facility is renowned for its unique team-oriented atmosphere and flat management structure.

GEAE's main competitors in the engine market are Rolls-RoyceRolls-Royce plc is the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world, behind General Electric's GE Aircraft Engines division. Rolls-Royce, an automobile company founded in 1906 by Henry Royce and C. Rolls, produced its first aircraft engine in 1914. and Pratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney is an American owned aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. The company was founded in 1860 by Francis Pratt & Amos Whitney with headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut. As one of the. SNECMA MoteursSnecma Moteurs of France is one of the world's major aircraft engine suppliers. In January 2000 the Snecma Group was converted into a holding company, and its propulsion operations were spun off into a new company, Snecma Moteurs. Civil aircraft propulsio has significant interests in the GEAE civil engine range - having an equal share of CFM International which was established thirty years ago and major stake holdings in other engine families. GEAE is also a partner with Honda Motor CompanyHonda Motor Co. Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha is a Japanese manufacturer of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and scooters. They also make ATVs, electrical generators, marine engines, and lawn and garden equipment. With more than 14 million internal combust in the GE HondaGE Honda Aero Engines LLC (or GE Honda is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based joint venture between GE Aircraft Engines and Honda Motor Company. The sole purpose of the company is to construct and market the the GE Honda HF118 for the light- business jet aircraft en joint venture.

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