June 16, 2003 -- LE BOURGET - June 16, 2003 - The first operational F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters powered by GE's F414 engines saw combat action in the Iraqi conflict, less than a year after deployment last July onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
The first combat strike of a Super Hornet preceded the war during Operation Southern Watch, southeast of Baghdad. The engines performed flawlessly during air-to-air and air-to-ground missions in all weather conditions.
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June 16, 2003 -- LE BOURGET - U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z "Cobra" helicopters, each powered by two T700-GE-401 engines, and UH-1Y "Huey" helicopters, each powered by two T700-401C engines, have performed beyond expectations during the first 1,000 hours of a flight-test program being conducted by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, and The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
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June 16, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio--Flight testing of the F110-GE-132 engine, the highest-thrust engine for the Lockheed Martin F-16 multirole fighter, has begun at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Plans call for the engine, powering an F-16 Block 30 aircraft modified for flight testing, to complete a 25-flight, four-month initiative that is designed to provide full compatibility with the airframe and explore all parameters of the envelope under various flight conditions.
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June 16, 2003 -- GE's CF6-80C2 turbofan, the best-selling commercial engine in its thrust class, with some 90 million flight-hours logged on 11 different models of wide-body airliners, is assuming an increasingly prominent role in military aviation. Multimillion dollar orders have already been placed for CF6-80C2 engines for a wide variety of military applications.
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June 16, 2003 -- LE BOURGET - June 16, 2003 - The GE90-115B, the world's most powerful jet engine, is poised to undergo the most aggressive maturation test program ever devised by GE Aircraft Engines for a commercial engine entering passenger service.
Engine certification testing for the GE90-115B is nearing completion, and the engine is powering Boeing's new 777-300ER in a 1,600-hour flight-test program. Boeing expects to achieve U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Joint Aviation Authorities certification for this engine/aircraft combination in early 2004.
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Reaches 530 megawatts at 44° F during test runs
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (June 16, 2003) --- Extensive testing of GE's next-generation gas turbine technology, the H System, has been successfully completed at the Baglan Bay Power Station near Cardiff, South Wales in the U.K., GE reported today at the
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June 14, 2003 -- PARIS - June 14, 2003 -- GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) expects to increase its CF34 engine order book by more than 450 engines in 2003, based on the growth of regional jet aircraft.
In addition, GEAE forecasts CF34 engine deliveries will exceed 500 in 2003, with more than 450 engines anticipated for delivery in 2004.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2003--The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) today authorized a regular quarterly dividend of $0.19 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable July 25, 2003 to shareowners of record at the close of business on June 30. The ex-dividend date is June 26.