LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Production is slowly growing at GE Aviation’s jet engine factory in western Indiana, though much of the $110 million plant is quiet two years it opened.
The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that the Lafayette plant has 87 employees and is building about six engines a week for passenger airliners.
The company originally predicted having 200 workers by 2018, but is now adjusting the goal to have 230 workers by 2019 and producing five engines a day by 2020.
The facility produces the Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion engine, which has a backlog of more than 14,000 orders. The new engine is designed to be more fuel-efficient and powers single-aisle commercial aircraft.
Lafayette site leader Eric Matteson says the plant currently focuses on engine assembly, but will shift to providing more maintenance and repair services in 2020.
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Information from: Indianapolis Business Journal, http://www.ibj.com
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