SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2005--Bay Area Beverage Company, the exclusive distributor of branded beverages in Alameda and Contra Costa (Calif.) counties, recently completed a $50 million deal with GE Commercial Finance, Franchise Finance (GEFF) to support the growth of the company.
April 26, 2005 -- JAKARTA, Indonesia - GMF AeroAsia and GE Transportation Aircraft Engines today signed a two-year component repair contract worth approximately $10 million over the life of the contract.
GMF AeroAsia, the maintenance arm of Garuda Indonesian Airlines, was established in 1984. Today, it provides maintenance and overhaul support of the engines in the airline's fleet, in addition to supporting other third-party customers at its facilities in Jakarta.
GE's service facility in Singapore will provide the majority of the component repair under the new contract.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2005--Ariba(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, has integrated vPayment, an electronic settlement tool, into the Ariba(R) Supplier Network(TM). The new payment option, supported by GE's Corporate Payment Services unit, will enable Ariba Buyer customers to further automate, expedite and control their spend management processes. The integration will also help customers reduce processing time and costs, and maximize collaboration with a global network of trading partners.
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NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2005--
U.S. Transportation Security Administration Program Designed To Strengthen Airport Security for Domestic and International Travel
GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed the GE EntryScan3 walk-through explosives detector to screen passengers at Boston Logan Airport's Terminal A security checkpoint, starting today.
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April 25, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OHIO - Air Canada has ordered 18 Boeing extended-range 777 aircraft, powered by GE90 engines, along with purchase rights for an additional 18 777 aircraft.
The value of the GE90 engine order for the firm aircraft is more than $600 million.
The 777 aircraft fleet will be a yet-to-be-determined mix of 777-300ERs, 777-200LRs, and the 777 Freighter. Air Canada's 777 deliveries are scheduled to begin next year with the arrival of three 777-300ERs.
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April 25, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - The Boeing Company has selected General Electric Company's GEnx engine to power the proposed 747 Advanced airplane.
"We believe GE would provide the best value for the 747 Advanced if we launch the program," said Boeing's Jeff Peace, vice president - program manager, 747/767 Derivatives. "This is primarily because the GEnx offers the best balanced solution optimized for the 747 Advanced requirements. We look forward to working together with GE in successfully launching and delivering a great new airplane."
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2005--Roofs that generate solar electricity are covering San Diego schools in an innovative project that Solar Integrated Technologies and GE Commercial Finance Energy Financial Services announced today. The solar panels, which double as roofs, are manufactured by Solar Integrated, a Los Angeles company listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM (SIT.LN).
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WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2005--GE Energy's nuclear business has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade monitoring and control systems at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant near Berwick, Pa.
GE is supplying PPL Susquehanna, LLC with its Power Range Neutron Monitor (PRNM) system, based on GE's high-speed digital technology. It will upgrade Susquehanna's original power monitoring equipment.
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2005--GE's Security business (NYSE:GE) today announced that Jim Clark, Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing, plans to complement GE's present teams of dedicated specialists with added experts in IT networking. These teams will help GE's current dealers and integrators grow and scale their businesses to meet the emerging, sophisticated integration needs of their security customers, incorporating technologies and services presently employed in the Information Technology (IT) markets.
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By Daniel Coetzee, Business Manager Sub-Saharan Africa for the GE Fanuc Automation division
Production Process
Aluminum is the most abundant element in the earth's crust, and with its high strength-to-weight ratio, applications range from the structure of buildings and aeroplanes to the foil in which we wrap and heat food.