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Technicians build LEAP engines for jetliners at a highly automated General Electric factory in Lafayette, Indiana. A Chinese spy was caught trying to steal secrets on blade development from the group. © Reuters

YUSUKE TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- GE Aviation, one of the world's leading providers of aviation equipment, has spent decades developing jet engine blades that have the right durability and weight to enable lower operating costs.

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