Moscow, November 24, 2005 -- Board of Directors of DeltaBank, wholly owned subsidiary of GE Consumer Finance, a unit of General Electric, Co., announces the appointment of Richard Gaskin as CEO for DeltaBank. Andrei Larkin, who functioned as Acting President since late 2004 following the bank's acquisition by GE Consumer Finance, will concentrate on further building DeltaBank's financial strategy as CFO of the bank.
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Dubai, 23 November, 2005:Emirates Airlines has ordered 42 extended-range Boeing 777 aircraft, all powered by GE90 engines, with purchase right for 20 additional aircrafts.
These GE90-115B engines will be covered by a 12-year, OnPointSM Solution service agreement with GE for maintenance and overhaul.
The combined value of the GE90 engine purchase and OnPoint Solution agreement for GE is more than US$2.5 billion.
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GE照明进入中国以来规模最大的促销活动---Switch&Win奥运促销活动---正在全国范围的百安居、好美家、沃尔玛和山姆会员店如火如荼的进行中。作为全球Switch&Win奥运促销活动的一部分，Switch&Win中国将覆盖全国二十几个大中小城市，近70家卖场参与了本次活动。活动从今年的11月开始至2006年2月底结束。
奥运，毫无疑问成为本次活动的最大主题。本次活动大奖是极具吸引力的意大利冬季奥运会举办地都灵的激情滑雪体验，中奖者也可以选择去哈尔滨滑雪场和冬奥选手一起体验滑雪。GE的奥运会顶级赞助商资格再次成为一种独特和创新的市场推广资源，为活动的知名度和认知度提供了有力的保证。
节能，则成为本次活动的主线。这次参与奥运促销活动的产品全部为GE照明最新一代节能灯光源产品。在全球资源紧张的背景下，提高效率、降低能耗已成为不变的趋势，正是在这种情况下，GE在六西格玛品质控制下生产出来的节能光源产品将加速走入普通消费者的家庭，并成为家庭消费者的首选。
在活动的市场推广方面，除了统一的展示架、X展架和宣传页外，在平面媒体、广播和GE照明中国网站上也作了大量的宣传工作，不但对活动进行了宣传和推广，更提升了GE品牌在消费者心中的知名度。
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DUBAI -- November 21, 2005 : Assembly of engine subasssembly for the first full-scale GEnx test engine is underway. The GEnx engine is being developed for the Boeing 787 and 747 Advanced aircraft and the Airbus A350 aircraft.
"We are currently assembling components for this first engine to test," says Tom Brisken, general manager of the GEnx program. "Testing is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2006, with engine certification planned for mid-2007 and entry into service on the Boeing 787 scheduled for 2008."
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Dubai, November 20, 2005: General Electric Company is playing a large role in the construction of Emirates Airlines' jet engine test facility in Dubai.
Emirates Airlines, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, began construction on the facility in June, with completion scheduled for January 2007. The facility was designed in co-operation with GE with a capability unique to the Middle East region.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2005--GE (NYSE: GE):
-- Agrees to sell most of Insurance Solutions business to Swiss Re
-- Sees faster earnings growth from continuing operations, 2006 EPS up 12-17%
-- CFOA up 20%, to $24 billion in 2006
-- Increases quarterly dividend 14% to $0.25 per share
-- Increases stock buyback from $15 billion to $25 billion through 2008
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18 ноября 2005 г., Фэйрфилд, шт. Коннектикут, США. - Корпорация General Electric (NYSE: GE) сообщает о полной готовности к завершению финальной фазы трансформации своего страхового портфеля. Этому заявлению предшествовало подписание окончательного соглашения о продаже за 8,5 млрд. долл. большей части перестраховочного подразделения GE - Insurance Solutions (включая компанию Employers Reinsurance Corporation, ERC) - швейцарской компании Swiss Re. Данная сделка будет оплачена частично деньгами, частично -- акциями.
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