Avio Aero has a testing facility located at the Weare Avio Aero site.

Avio Aero is a GE Aerospace company specialized in the design, production and maintenance of components and systems for the civil and military aeronautical industry. Today the company delivers the innovative technological solutions its customers need to respond rapidly to the ever-changing demands of the market, including additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping and units for lean manufacturing of transmissions, turbines and combustors. Headquartered in Italy, Avio Aero has major facilities in Rivalta di Torino, Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples) and Brindisi. It has more than 5,700 employees worldwide, including around 4,600 in Italy, and a production facility in Poland and one in the Czech Republic. As a result of its continuous R&D investments and an established international network of relationships with leading universities and research centers, Avio Aero has acquired a level of technological and manufacturing excellence that is recognized the world over. Its outstanding reputation is endorsed by partnerships with leading global players in the aeronautical industry. Avio Aero is committed to developing technologies and new architectures capable of lowering energy consumption, reducing aircraft weight and improving performance.

Founded 1908