LE BOURGET, France--Airlines operating Boeing 737s in Europe have been given the "Green light" to use an optimized landing approach that significantly reduces the amount of fuel used during arrival and approach operations, thereby reducing CO2 and NOx emissions by roughly 20% compared to standard arrival procedures.
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May 29, 2007 -- BATESVILLE, Mississippi -- General Electric Company (GE) will break ground this summer on a new jet engine component factory near Batesville in northwest Mississippi.
GE Aviation, a GE division and world-leading producer of jet engines, is creating a 200,000 square-foot facility to specialize in advanced composite engine components. Groundbreaking is planned in August; the plant is expected to become operational by early 2009.
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May 24, 2007 -- EBACE Convention -- - With successful tests of a HF120 engine core completed in April, GE Honda Aero Engines is preparing to run a second core test in May, followed by a full engine test in July.
They are part of several key tests in 2007 to validate design enhancements as the HF120 readies to power business jets by 2010. Also in 2007, GE Honda Aero Engines will finalize design and release hardware for the first HF120 engines that will undergo certification testing in 2008.