GECAS COMPLETES PURCHASE AND LEASEBACK OF THREE NEW AIRBUS A320S WITH AVIANCA-TACA
SHANNON, Ireland -- October 4, 2010 GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric [NYSE: GE], today announced it completed a purchase and leaseback transaction with leading with Latin American carrier Avianca-TACA involving three new Airbus A320 aircraft. Terms were not disclosed.
CONCORD, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, LLC, is helping to lead the way to increased energy conservation within the NASCAR community with upgraded highly efficient lighting systems from GE Lighting at its 185,000 square-foot race shop and corporate headquarters in Concord, N.C. The new lighting systems are expected to extend lighting maintenance cycles and cut lighting energy costs by $50,000 annually.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--04 October 2010-- GE Capital Fleet Services today announced that it has launched Intelligent OpsSM, an integrated business intelligence solution for operations and sales leaders who manage mobile personnel. The new solution, part of GE's innovative Mobile Resource IntelligenceSM telematics program, is designed to help customers drive significant profitability improvements through more efficient mobile operations.
Advanced Water Reuse Technology Can Help Kingdom Treat up to 2.2 Million Cubic Meters per Day by 2016
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--04 October 2010-- As Saudi Arabia faces an increasing demand for water to support its rapid population and economic growth, GE (NYSE: GE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Miahona, a subsidiary of the Arabian Company for Water and Power Development Ltd. (ACWA Holding), to support the Kingdom's goal for sustaining a reliable water supply and meet wastewater management requirements.
Enabling improved accuracy in drug safety through better toxicology testing
Chalfont St.Giles, October 5th, 2010 -- GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announces the availability of human cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells, that provide a more readily available and biologically-relevant alternative to current cell models and primary cells used in drug discovery and predictive toxicity testing.
* Riyadh's PP11 Addresses the Kingdom's Growing Energy and Environmental Needs
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA; GE (NYSE:GE) has signed agreements worth approximately $700 million to supply power generation equipment and long-term services for a new gas-fired, independent power plant that will help Saudi Arabia, the Middle East's largest economy, meet a growing need for residential and industrial power. The new power plant, Riyadh PP11, will constitute 15% of the power generation capacity in Saudi Arabia's Central region.
