New Delhi: GE Aerospace plans to nearly double its spending on Indian suppliers to $400 million by 2030, up from approximately $200 million in 2025, as it expands sourcing to meet rising aviation demand. The announcement comes alongside the release of an Ernst & Young (EY) report, Powering Progress: GE Aerospace’s Economic Impact in India, assessing the company’s contribution to India’s aviation, defence, manufacturing and engineering sectors.
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The company plans to increase procurement by sourcing larger volumes of existing components and adding new components to its Indian supply chain. Its network includes 17 global suppliers in India, including Tata Group, Mahindra, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Godrej, alongside more than 2,000 local suppliers.
GE Aerospace’s manufacturing facility in Pune produces aircraft-engine components for its global operations, while its Bengaluru Technology Centre supports engineering, research and innovation. The company says the planned increase in supplier spending will create further opportunities for Indian manufacturers, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to participate in international aerospace programmes.
India’s expanding aviation market is a major driver of the plan. The EY report projects annual domestic passenger traffic to rise from 340 million in FY2025–26 to 1.1 billion by 2040, increasing demand for aircraft, engines, maintenance and related services. GE Aerospace and its partner engines already power more than 1,400 commercial aircraft engines operating in India.
The expansion also builds on GE Aerospace’s long-standing defence partnership with HAL, which includes F404-IN20 engines for the Tejas Mk1 fighter and LM2500 marine engines. A separate 2023 memorandum of understanding covers the potential manufacture of F414 engines in India for the Tejas Mk2 programme, subject to definitive agreements and necessary approvals. The higher supplier-spending target strengthens India’s position in the aerospace manufacturing ecosystem, although increased sourcing alone does not mean complete domestic production of aircraft engines.
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