"GE Aviation is creating a fully integrated supply chain for producing CMC components in large volume, which is unique to the United States," said Sanjay Correa, vice president who leads the industrialization of advanced technologies.
The two factories will be built on 100 acres in Huntsville, and they expect to employ 300 people when the plants are fully operational. The company expects to begin hiring the hourly workforce later this year.
Production will begin in 2018.
GE Aviation is an operation unit of General Electric Co., Ohio’s largest manufacturing employer of more than 15,000 people, according to state records. In Southwest Ohio, where its aviation unit is headquartered, GE anchors an aerospace parts manufacturing industry that employs thousands in the region, including two locations in Dayton.
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