August 18, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has successfully accomplished the Phase III Critical Design Review (CDR) of its F136 propulsion systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The JSF Joint Program Office (JPO) determined that the GE Rolls-Royce team met all the review objectives, clearing the way for the first full engine tests in July 2004.
The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team comprises: GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Rolls-Royce plc in Bristol, UK and Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA (August 14, 2003) --- GE Energy Rentals has signed contracts with Event Solutions International (ESI) to supply power for the Audi 8 Auto Show and the GM Auto Show in Motion this summer. The Audi 8 Show is a three-city promotional show for Audi and the GM Auto Show in Motion is a 19-city weekend Ride and Drive show for General Motors (GM).
GE Energy Rentals will provide temperature control for tents, generator power and distribution for the temperature control, as well as ancillary needs for the Audi shows in Los Angeles, California and one in New York.
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August 13, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- China Airlines, the leading carrier of Taiwan, selected GE Aircraft Engines to power 22 wide-body passenger and cargo aircraft in an engine order valued at more than $600 million.
Taipei-based China Airlines ordered GE's CF6 engine to power 12 Airbus A330-300s, six Boeing 747-400s, and four Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft.
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August 12, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GE announced that three new cruise ships recently went into service powered by GE LM aeroderivative gas turbines. The three ships --
Serenade of the Seas
Island Princess
Oosterdam
Radiance of the Seas
Brilliance of the Seas
Jewel of the Seas
Diamond Princess
Sapphire Princess
Zuiderdam
Westerdam
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August 12, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio-The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) selected GE Aircraft Engines' (GEAE) CF6-80C2 engine for its C-X program, Japan's next-generation cargo military aircraft.
The JDA will take delivery of the first engine in 2006. The potential value of the engine contract for GEAE is valued at approximately $1 billion over the estimated 30-year life of the program.
The C-X, currently in development, will replace the C-1 cargo aircraft. The JDA will begin operating the C-X in 2011.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2003--To meet the rapidly changing financing needs of businesses in North America, General Electric announced today the launch of GE Business Credit Services.
The new organization, formerly GE Distribution Finance, will continue its role as a leading provider of inventory finance, but has expanded its business structure to include commercial sales finance. Services encompass open account trade receivable management, business revolving charge programs, and receivables purchasing.
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2003--To meet consumer demand and keep pace with rapidly advancing medical knowledge, GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the development of new educational programs on smoking cessation, living with cancer, and hypertension available through The Patient Channel, GE's hospital-based patient education television network. Annually, nearly 13 million people spend time in the hospital because of cancer, hypertension, and tobacco abuse.
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