March 14, 2005 -- SHENZHEN, China - Shenzhen Airlines has signed a ten-year Maintenance Cost Per Hour (MCPH
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March 10, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Cebu Pacific has signed a 12-year MCPH
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March 09, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded engine type certification to GE's CF34-10E, paving the way for aircraft certification and introduction into revenue service with jetBlue Airways on the EMBRAER 190 in the 3rd quarter of this year.
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T700-GE-401C Engines To Power Singapore Naval Hawk Helicopters
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March 02, 2005 -- HAIKOU, China - Hainan Airlines, China's fourth largest airline group, has placed an $90 million firm order for CFM56-5B engines to power eight Airbus A319 aircraft. The airline, which also took options on 12 additional A319s, will take delivery between 2005 and 2007.
CFM56-5B engines are produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma Moteurs and General Electric Company. CFM is the world's leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines with more than 14,500 engines in service with more than 400 operators worldwide.
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February 24, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Dublin, Ireland-based low-cost carrier Ryanair today announced that it has placed an order for additional CFM56-7 engines to power 70 firm, 70 option Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at approximately $900 million at list price.
The CFM56-7 is the newest member of the CFM56 engine family produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma Moteurs of France and General Electric Company. With more the 14,500 engines in service, CFM is the world's leading aircraft engine supplier.
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February 16, 2005 -- Peebles, Ohio, - The first GE Rolls-Royce F136 Short Take-off Vertical Landing (STOVL) development engine has successfully begun testing at GE's outdoor facility in Peebles, Ohio.
The engine was connected to the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem
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February 09, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OHIO - First Choice Airways, based in Manchester, England, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase General Electric Company's GEnx engine to power six Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The airline has purchased rights for an additional six 787s. The airline is part of the international leisure travel corporation First Choice Holidays PLC. Aircraft deliveries begin in 2009.
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February 09, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - CFM International continued to be the world's leading aircraft engine supplier in 2004, logging orders for 683 commercial and military engines at a value of approximately $4.1 billion. In addition, the company received orders for a total of 118 CFM56-3 and CFM56-5C/P upgrade kits.
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February 5, 2005 -- FREELAND, Wash. - The Office of Naval Research (ONR) today christened its new X-Craft high-speed catamaran at the Nichols Brothers Boat Builders shipyard in Freeland, Wash. The innovative X-Craft, designed by Nigel Gee & Associates, is powered by an integrated propulsion system that includes GE Transportation's LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines and MTU diesel engines.