December 9, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - TAM Brazilian Airlines has signed a 15-year OnPoint
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December 9, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - TAM Brazilian Airlines has become CFM International's newest customer, selecting the CFM56-5B engine to power 25 new Airbus A320 family aircraft. The airline has also taken options on up to 20 additional aircraft.
CFM56 engines are a product of CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma and General Electric Company. More than 15,500 CFM56 engines have been delivered to date to 430 operators around the globe making CFM the world's leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2005--
Checkpoint of the Future Laboratory Explores Innovative New Aviation Security Technologies
GE Security (NYSE: GE), with support from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), today unveiled a first-of-its-kind laboratory it expects will help identify, develop and make available technology solutions that will help to make air travel safer, security potentially less costly and negotiating passenger checkpoints more convenient.
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RICHMOND, Va. & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2005--Following an extensive market evaluation and request for proposal, the Commonwealth of Virginia (COV) is providing MasterCard(R) purchasing and travel cards to employees, agencies and other participants in its statewide card program. As of October 2005, Corporate Payment Services (CPS), the commercial card unit of GE Consumer Finance, supports the COV program.
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December 5, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OH - On December 28, 1995, the world's most powerful jet engine--the GE90--on a new Boeing 777 was delivered to China Southern Airlines. Since then, GE and China Southern have developed a strong relationship and demonstrated the outstanding reliability of the GE90 engines.
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December 5, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - US Airways has reached agreement with General Electric Company to purchase GEnx engines for its new order of 20 Airbus A350 aircraft.
US Airways is scheduled to take delivery of its A350s beginning in 2011. The GEnx engine contract with US Airways is valued at more than $400 million.
"GE has collaborated closely with US Airways as it restructures and invests in new aircraft," said David Romansky, GE's regional sales director. "GE has a long history with the airline and looks forward to supporting this new aircraft fleet."
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CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2005--With the holiday season just around the corner, consumers are looking for bright ideas to make their homes festive and radiant for special entertaining.
Set the right mood with the right light. GE Reveal light bulbs produce clean, beautiful light(R) that's perfect for overall lighting. GE Edison(TM) bulbs deliver bright, crisp light(TM) that's ideal for highlighting artwork, mantels and favorite accessories or holiday decorations.
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WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2005--GE has joined the Ministry of Agriculture of China in a strategic partnership designed to meet the huge demand on that country's agricultural resources, a vital development in a country where much of the workforce is comprised of farmers and where remote locations require agro-technical support.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2005--GE - Plastics today announced that it will be assisting Centerpoint(1) Translucent Systems, LLC - a manufacturer and distributor of residential roofing products - to develop a new translucent roofing system that provides full-spectrum, natural light, and significantly improved aesthetics, comfort, and energy efficiency for the residential new-construction market.