Sharjah, February 22, 2006 -- Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) has selected GE Energy's gas turbine technology for the Hamriyah Power Station, located in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
GE will supply four Frame 9E gas turbines for phase one of the simple-cycle, base load power plant, which will add 380 megawatts of capacity to the Sharjah electricity grid. The primary fuel will be natural gas.
EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2006--Air India has ordered GE engines valued at more than $2.2 billion at list price to power its new Boeing 777 and 787 fleets. The agreement was signed today at Asian Aerospace between Mrs. Sulekha Shrivastava, Southeast Asia Regional Manager for Air India, and David Joyce, Vice President of GE - Aviation's Commercial Engine Operation.
The airline has ordered eight 777-200LRs and 15 777-300ERs, all powered by the GE90-115B engine.
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2006--Indian, formerly known as Indian Airlines, has signed the final agreement with CFM International for the purchase of the CFM56-5B engine to power its new fleet of 43 A320 family aircraft scheduled for delivery between late 2006 and 2010. The engine order is valued at more than $500 million at list price.
CFM56-5B engines are produced by CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma and General Electric Company.
EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2006--India's Jet Airways has selected GE's CF6-80E1 engines to power its 10 Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The value of the engine order is more than $300 million. The airline is scheduled to begin taking delivery of the new aircraft in 2007.
"We are very excited that Jet Airways has selected GE's CF6 engines as the powerplant for its new A330 aircraft," said Scott Donnelly, President and CEO of GE - Aviation. "Jet Airways is an important customer to GE, and this order further strengthens our relationship."
PITTSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2006--Chinese architects and designers, who until now have generally been limited to plain white PVC or aluminum window profiles for their buildings, can expand their creative options thanks to the broad color palette provided by GE - Plastics' Geloy(1) acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA) resin co-extruded with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. The new Geloy resin product gives white PVC window profiles a colorful coat without the time and expense of painting, and helps deliver excellent thermo-insulation comparable to aluminum window profiles.
TORINO, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2006--GE, a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, announced that GE Lighting is providing variety of products and services to support the major venues of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games and the city center of Torino.
For the city, specifically, GE Lighting is supplying:
-- Upgraded street lights in the historic city center;
-- Lighting systems in Piazza Castello, where the medal ceremonies will take place, Piazzetta Reale, Piazza San Carlo, Piazza San Felice, Via Roma and Via Po;
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2006--Duct tape is commonly used in all manner of household repairs. Many people say they can't live without it.
So, too, insurers and reinsurers have come to rely on the Errors & Omissions clause. The reasons are found in a new white paper from GE Insurance Solutions (NYSE: GE), authored by Associate General Counsel David Newkirk.
But just as you wouldn't use duct tape to repair a car's engine, the E&O clause is not suited for every situation.
