New Engine Facility Boosts Poland’s Aerospace Industry

GE Aerospace has just inaugurated  XEOS, an engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Środa Śląska near Wrocław. A joint venture between GE Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik, the facility is focused on the overhaul and repair of CFM International LEAP engines, which power narrowbody aircraft. These include CFM LEAP-1A engines for the Airbus A320neo family and CFM LEAP-1B engines for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

XEOS is a 35,000 square meter facility that features an engine prep hall for engine inspection, a main hall for engine and module assembly and disassembly, a modern clean-and-inspect line, a growing set of repair stations, a hands-on engine training center, and an advanced test cell. The facility employs the latest best practices in lean design and operation, based on GE Aerospace’s proprietary lean operating system, FLIGHT DECK.

“Celebrating 30 years in Poland, GE Aerospace now has over 2,000 employees across six facilities, partnerships with eight local universities, and more than 1,000 local suppliers," said Alan Kelly, general manager of LEAP services at GE Aerospace. "We are also focused on developing a skilled aerospace workforce in Poland, including investing in young talent through our Next Engineers program in Warsaw.”

XEOS is currently performing LEAP-1B shop visits while also supporting LEAP-1A module work and engine testing. The facility plans to add LEAP-1B test cell capability in the coming months, while growing overhaul capacity and repair capability.

“Two months ago, we proudly announced that LOT Polish Airlines had selected Lufthansa Technik for the maintenance of its CFM LEAP-1B engines,” said Christian Seitler, Senior Director, New Engine Types at Lufthansa Technik, which is also a CFM-licensed Premier MRO provider for LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. “It’s fitting that, through our XEOS joint venture with GE Aerospace, we have inducted LOT’s first engine right here in Poland. This state-of-the-art facility supplements our existing LEAP engine shop in Hamburg.”

Lufthansa Technik and LOT Polish Airlines announced their CFM LEAP-1B MRO agreement in January 2025. The Polish national carrier currently operates a fleet of 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with another 13 on order, for a total of 62 CFM LEAP-1B engines, plus spares.

"The XEOS workforce is 250 strong and growing as we build our capacity,” said Robert Burton, managing director of XEOS. “With training engines on site, we’re able to staff, train, and build capability quickly – to develop a talented workforce here in the Wrocław region.”

GE Aerospace technology has been powering LOT Polish Airlines for more than 25 years with CFM56-3, CFM56-7B and LEAP-1B engines for Boeing 737 Classic, Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX aircraft, respectively, as well as CF34 engines for Embraer E-Jets.

GE Aerospace also  supports the Polish Air Force with engines on several aircraft and helicopters. In January, GE Aerospace received an order for 210 T700 engines to power 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces.