MILWAUKEE and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002--For the first time in the history of the U.S. Space Program, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be using commercially available heart monitoring and information systems for the important task of monitoring the health of astronauts while they work outside their spacecraft.
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MILWAUKEE and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002--For the first time in the history of the U.S. Space Program, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be using commercially available heart monitoring and information systems for the important task of monitoring the health of astronauts while they work outside their spacecraft.
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SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2002
Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the GE-P&W Engine Alliance for its GP7000 family of engines to power 22 firm and 10 option Airbus A380-800 aircraft.
Emirates Chairman, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, signed the MOU at the Asian Aerospace Show in Singapore to buy the engines, which have a list price, including options, of approximately $1.5 billion (US). Also signing the agreement was Lloyd Thompson, president of the GE-P&W Engine Alliance.
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Asiana Airlines Extends Service Agreement With
GE On Wing Support Korea
SINGAPORE--March 1, 2002--Asiana Airlines, Inc. has agreed to
extend its service agreement with GE On Wing Support Korea, a
subsidiary of GE Engine Services. The contract extension covers
calendar years 2002 through 2005 with a potential value of over $6
million.
Under the original agreement, signed in February 2000, GE On Wing
Support Korea was created to perform engine module and Auxiliary Power
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GE Global Asset Protection Services Relocates to New York City; Move Puts the Global Consulting Organization Closer to Customers and the Brokerage Community HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002--GE Global Asset Protection Services today announced the location of its headquarters as New York City. The leadership team had previously been based in Hartford, Connecticut.
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SINGAPORE - February 25, 2002 - General Electric Company has mobilized since the terrorist attacks last September 11 to support the financial stability of its airline customers.
The various aviation businesses of GE have committed more than $4.1 billion of financial support to their airline customers since September 11 to address urgent cash-flow needs, said David Calhoun, president and chief executive officer of GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE), a business unit of GE.
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INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002--A new research and learning center formed by Indiana University School of Medicine and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies will help hospitals from around the country get the greatest benefit from the new world of digital, filmless X-rays and other medical diagnostic images.
The REWARDS(TM) Institute, housed in a new $7 million facility in the emerging technology park in downtown Indianapolis, will offer courses starting in March 2002.
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FEATURE/Just in Time for Passover - GE Cooking Products With Sabbath Mode Feature and a Delicious Dish From a Sophisticated Kosher Restaurant LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Feb. 21, 2002--GE Appliances (NYSE:GE) now offers a Sabbath Mode feature on a variety of wall ovens, smooth top electric slide-in and smooth top electric drop-in ranges to meet the needs of life in the kosher kitchen.