May 28 (Reuters) - GE Aerospace's CEO said on Wednesday

he is seeing supply chain improvements that will support a 15%

to 20% increase in deliveries this year of jet engines used on

popular narrowbody aircraft, after snags challenged deliveries

in 2024.

CEO Larry Culp also told the Bernstein Strategic Decisions

conference that the engine maker pledged to be "completely in

sync" with customer Boeing ( BA ), as the U.S. planemaker

gradually grows production of its strong-selling 737 MAX to a

monthly rate of 38 and possibly above this year. GE Aerospace,

however, is still expecting a hit of more than $500 million from

tariffs due to a U.S.-led trade war.

(Reporting By Allison Lampert and Shivansh Tiwary)