January 6, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Hapag-Lloyd Flug has placed a $120 million order for CFM56-7 engines to power 10 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between early 2006 and mid-2007. The airline currently operates a fleet of 28 CFM56-7-powered 737-800s.
May 24, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GoJet Airlines will become the first U.S. operator of the CF34-8C5B1 engine on the Bombardier CRJ700 when it takes delivery of its first aircraft in June.
The CF34-8C5B1 is a common engine configuration for both the Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900* aircraft and Bombardier selected it to become the production standard engine for the CRJ700 model. The engine was certified on the aircraft earlier this month.
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May 24, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OHIO - Styrian Spirit is the first airline to order the Bombardier CRJ700* aircraft equipped with the advanced GE CF34-8C5B1 engine, and will be the first European operator when it takes delivery of its first CRJ700 airliner in June of this year. Bombardier has selected the GE latest generation CF34-8C5B1 to become the new production standard engine for the CRJ700 model.
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May 17, 2005 -- GE Honda Aero Engines LLC has recently completed component and engine core tests to validate several new enhancements to the performance of its HF118 turbofan engine for light business aircraft.
GE Honda Aero Engines LLC is a 50/50 joint venture company formed in late 2004 to manufacture and market the HF118 family of commercial turbofan engines ranging in thrust from 1,000 to 3,500 pounds. The initial HF118 engine will be rated in the 1,700-pound-thrust class.
Several recent enhancements to the performance of the HF118 turbofan include:
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May 17, 2005 -- CINCINNATI, Ohio - General Electric Company (GE) expects approximately 900 orders for its CF34 engine family over the next two years.
In addition, GE plans to deliver 450 CF34 engines in both 2005 and 2006, with the majority being the higher-thrust CF34-8 and CF34-10 models for the new larger regional aircraft.
Deliveries for the CF34 engine family have exceeded 400 engines every year since 2002.
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May 17, 2005 -- Lloyd's Register has issued an Approval in Principle of GE Energy's LM2500-based, gas turbine propulsion system for liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships. Gas turbine propulsion systems have been widely used on naval and cruise ships, but are new to LNG vessels. The Approval in Principle, issued through Lloyd's Register North America, Inc, gives GE Energy a high level of confidence that the marine industry will embrace its gas turbine propulsion system design as a viable alternative to traditional propulsion methods for the next generation of large LNG tankers.
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May 11, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OH -- The world's most powerful jet engine, the GE90-115B, is celebrating one year of outstanding performance powering the Boeing 777-300ER.
On May 10, 2004, the first GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft entered service for International Lease Finance Corporation's customer Air France. Today, 17 GE90-powered 777-300ERs are flying for Air France, All Nippon Airlines, Japan Airlines and Emirates Airlines.
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May 09, 2005 -- Evendale, Ohio -- The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team's (FET) F136 program is marching towards its System Design and Demonstration (SDD) contract by completing all performance, operability and aeromechanical testing of its Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) and Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) engine variants.
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May 4, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GE Transportation's marine gas turbine business announced it will supply Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (IHI) with four GE LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The engines will power the first of a new class of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) helicopter-carrying destroyers.
The first vessel will be know as the 16DDH, and it is anticipated that at least one additional DDH destroyer will be built in the coming years.