Culp, who is broadening his role to include the aviation unit that led the conglomerate to higher-than-expected profit in the second quarter, said the measures had increased supplier throughput by as much as 30%. Still, supply-chain pressures shaved off 9 percentage points from GE's second-quarter aviation revenue. Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury told Reuters last week he was leaving Farnborough with a "bit more comfort" about engines, while Culp this week stressed the need for "predictability and stability". (Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh and Tim Hepher; Editing by David Holmes)