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Top 5: The World’s Largest Jet Engine Manufacturers by Commercial Aftermarket Share

CFM International leads the world's largest jet-engine manufacturers on Aviation Week Network's projected 10-year commercial aftermarket revenue, ahead of GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney and IAE.
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CFM International ranks first on Aviation Week Network’s 2025 projection of 10-year commercial-engine aftermarket revenue, followed by GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines (IAE). This is a commercial aftermarket ranking—not a league table of total company revenue, engine-unit production, military propulsion or every type of aircraft engine.

The ranking at a glance

Rank Manufacturer or program Projected 10-year commercial-engine aftermarket-revenue share Corporate structure and main footprint
1 CFM International 36% 50/50 GE Aerospace–Safran Aircraft Engines joint company; CFM56 and LEAP narrowbody fleets
2 GE Aerospace 29% Standalone aerospace business with narrowbody, widebody, regional, business-aviation and aeroderivative engines
3 Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace 16% Civil division focused on large commercial aircraft, regional jets and business aviation
4 Pratt & Whitney 9% RTX operating business; major Geared Turbofan programs and participation in engine consortia
5 International Aero Engines (IAE) 7% Consortium involving Pratt & Whitney, Japanese Aero Engine Corporation and MTU Aero Engines

The remaining manufacturers account for 1% in the same Aviation Week Network projection. Percentages are market-share estimates for future commercial aftermarket revenue, not ownership-adjusted corporate revenue.

What the ranking measures—and what it does not

Aviation Week Network’s 2025 measure projects each participant’s share of commercial engine aftermarket revenue over a 10-year period. Aftermarket income includes the long service, maintenance and parts demand generated after engines enter airline and other commercial fleets. A large installed fleet can therefore matter as much as current deliveries.

  • It measures: projected commercial aftermarket revenue share.
  • It does not measure: total company sales, annual engine deliveries, military-engine leadership, profitability, stock-market value or a complete ranking of every propulsion category.
  • Why the distinction matters: CFM International and IAE are joint structures, while GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney are operating businesses that also participate in collaborations. Their percentages should not be added together as if they were separate, non-overlapping corporate groups.

The five manufacturers

1. CFM International

CFM International is a 50/50 joint company owned by GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines. It produces the LEAP family and supports both LEAP and CFM56 fleets worldwide, according to CFM’s company description.

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The installed CFM56 fleet gives the venture a substantial base of engines requiring parts, repairs and scheduled maintenance. At the same time, LEAP production is expanding on Airbus A320neo-family and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. GE Aerospace’s 2025 filing says LEAP is expected to overtake the mature CFM56 as the industry’s largest fleet in coming years, combining a large existing service base with a growing next-generation population.

2. GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace’s Commercial Engines & Services (CES) segment designs, manufactures and services engines for narrowbody, widebody and regional aircraft, as well as business-aviation and aeroderivative applications. Its broad product coverage gives it exposure to several commercial aircraft categories rather than a single narrowbody program.

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GE’s 2025 Form 10-K reports that CES represented approximately 73% of GE Aerospace revenue in 2025 and that services generated 75% of CES revenue. Those are GE segment mix figures; they are not a 73% or 75% share of the global engine market. GE also owns half of CFM International, so CFM’s ranking and GE Aerospace’s ranking describe related but not identical economic entities.

3. Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace

Rolls-Royce describes Civil Aerospace as a major manufacturer of aero engines for large commercial aircraft, regional jets and business aviation. Its economics are especially tied to large-aircraft propulsion, where engines are expensive, heavily supported and kept in service for long periods.

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Rolls-Royce’s 2025 annual report records 14,263 in-service civil engines, 259 large-engine deliveries during 2025 and a 38% share of the installed widebody engine base at year-end. These operating measures provide context for its aftermarket position, but the 38% figure is specifically a widebody installed-base share, not a share of all commercial engines or of total aftermarket revenue.

4. Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney, part of RTX, supplies engines across several commercial aircraft programs. RTX’s 2025 filing says the PW1000G Geared Turbofan family powers more than 2,600 aircraft operated by more than 90 customers across the Airbus A320neo family, Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jets E2.

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Pratt & Whitney also participates in IAE and other collaborative programs. Consequently, a program’s installed fleet, service obligations and financial contribution may be shared among partners rather than attributable solely to Pratt & Whitney. The PW1000G figure is an installed-aircraft and operator measure, not a percentage of the worldwide engine market.

5. International Aero Engines (IAE)

IAE is a consortium involving Pratt & Whitney, Japanese Aero Engine Corporation and MTU Aero Engines. Its principal commercial history includes the V2500 and the PW1100G-JM collaboration identified in RTX disclosures.

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IAE reports more than 7,000 engines delivered and approximately 190 customers in 80 countries. Those totals describe the consortium’s cumulative delivery and customer reach; they are not a forecast of annual production and should not be compared directly with a single manufacturer’s consolidated revenue.

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Why aftermarket scale is a useful comparison

Commercial engines can generate revenue for decades after delivery through spare parts, repairs, overhauls, software, technical support and long-term service arrangements. A manufacturer with a large installed fleet may therefore have a different financial profile from a newcomer shipping many new engines but supporting a smaller in-service population.

The Aviation Week projection captures that installed-fleet effect, but it remains a forecast. Actual results can change with airline utilization, fleet retirements, engine reliability, maintenance intervals, aircraft production rates, contract terms, exchange rates and the timing of new engine programs.

How to compare the five beyond the headline ranking

  1. Identify the aircraft segment. Narrowbody, widebody, regional and business-aviation engines have different fleet sizes, utilization patterns and maintenance economics.
  2. Check the installed fleet. Existing engines create recurring parts and service demand, while a new program’s future depends on deliveries and durability in service.
  3. Separate OEMs from joint ventures. CFM and IAE are consortium structures; GE, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney also share programs with partners.
  4. Look at service exposure. GE’s disclosed CES mix illustrates how significant services can be within an engine business, but each company reports its segments differently.
  5. Match the metric to the question. Use aftermarket share for service-market scale, installed-engine counts for fleet reach, deliveries for manufacturing output and segment revenue for corporate contribution. None substitutes for the others.

Bottom line for readers

CFM International is the largest participant on the available commercial aftermarket-revenue forecast, with GE Aerospace next. Rolls-Royce is particularly significant in widebody propulsion, Pratt & Whitney has a large and growing Geared Turbofan presence, and IAE represents a major consortium fleet. The ranking is most informative when read as a view of future commercial service revenue—not as a universal scorecard for aerospace companies.

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