GE Aerospace seals $12.9 billion of engine sales and service deals at China Import Expo

GE Aerospace announced it signed sales and service contracts valued at more than $12.9 billion during the China International Import Expo. The deals include 202 LEAP‑1A engines for 101 Airbus A320neo aircraft and a separate spare‑engine package with China Eastern Airlines, as well as a maintenance agreement with MTU Maintenance Zhuhai. The company also unveiled a new AI‑driven borescope inspection system at the show.

The contracts represent GE Aerospace's largest contract value ever recorded at the expo, boosting its order backlog and revenue exposure in the Chinese market. The maintenance and inspection technology rollout may deepen the firm’s service footprint in China.

  • 1GE Aerospace signed sales and service agreements worth more than $12.9 billion at the expo.
  • 2The China Eastern agreement covers 202 LEAP‑1A engines for 101 newly ordered Airbus A320neo‑family aircraft.
  • 3A separate agreement with China Eastern provides 14 spare LEAP‑1A, LEAP‑1C and CFM56‑7B engines.
  • 4GE signed a maintenance agreement with MTU Maintenance Zhuhai covering aviation materials and engine component repairs.
  • 5GE debuted a Borescope Inspection Analyzer that uses AI to examine engine interiors.
  • 6SCMP reports a $14 spare‑engine agreement with China Eastern for the C919 jet.

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