R & D Center will focus on advanced technologies for military and civil Hybrid Electric Vehicle and More Electric Aircraft applications
DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation today announced that it will create an Electrical Power Integrated Systems Research & Development Center (EPISCENTER) near Dayton, Ohio. The center will be directed at several markets including on- and off-highway hybrid and electric vehicles, more electric aircraft and marine applications.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation successfully completed a second flight test of its Electro-Optical Grid Reference System (EOGRS) in support of future automated aerial refueling applications in late December 2009. This activity further expands the EOGRS operational envelope and demonstrated performance enhancements beyond those which were successfully achieved during the first flight test conducted in late July 2009.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio - Dec 21, 2009 -- General Electric Company is proud to announce that CFM International -- the 50/50 venture between GE and SAFRAN Group -- has been selected to power China's newest commercial aircraft in development, the C919.
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the developer and manufacturer of the C919, selected CFM as the sole Western jet engine to launch China's new single-aisle aircraft. COMAC forecasts a potential market of more than 2,000 aircraft over 20 years once the C919 enters airline service.
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BEIJING, China -- 21 December 2009 -- CFM International (CFM) and AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Company (ACAE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a world-class final assembly line and engine test facility to support the LEAP-X1C engine selected to power the new COMAC C919 150-passenger aircraft scheduled to enter commercial service in 2016.
COMAC, which announced the LEAP-X1C engine as the sole western powerplant to launch the C919, forecasts a global market for more than 2,000 aircraft over 20 years.
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BEIJING--Monday, December 21, 2009-- The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and CFM International today jointly announced that the advanced new LEAP-X1C engine has been selected as the sole western powerplant to launch the new C919 single-aisle aircraft scheduled to enter commercial service in 2016.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation Systems recently joined an industry consortium dedicated to advancing emerging technologies and services in order to bridge today's air transportation system with tomorrow's next generation air travel and commerce needs.
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KENT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Naverus, a part of GE Aviation Systems, announced today that they have been granted an Instrument Flight Procedure Service Certificate by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. With this certificate, Naverus is authorized to design, validate, certify and maintain RNP (Required Navigation Performance) procedures in New Zealand. The certificate also permits Naverus to publish related aeronautical data.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation Systems is a key supplier on the 787 Dreamliner providing aircraft systems from take-off to touch-down, the common core system and the landing gear system, on today's historic first flight.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation and AAI Corporation, in cooperation with the