November 04, 2004 -- LYNN, Massachusetts - GE's T700-GE-701D turboshaft engine, the latest generation of T700s powering U.S. Army Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, was recently awarded U.S. Army qualification and is now in production. Rated at 2,000 shaft horsepower (shp), the T700-GE-701D features improved hot-section components that provide twice the hot-section durability and 5 percent more power than the current T700-GE-701C model engine.
The U.S. Army plans to convert its entire fleet of Black Hawk and Apache helicopters to the T700-GE-701D.
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October 25, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Air France Industries, one of Europe's leading airlines MRO Division, is setting up a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) center for the GP7200 engine, the best-selling powerplant for the Airbus A380.
The center, to be located in Paris, will serve as a repair facility for the Engine Alliance, a 50/50 joint venture between General Electric Company and Pratt & Whitney, which is developing the GP7200 engine. The Air France facility will work as a part of the Engine Alliance MRO network.
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October 19, 2004 -- PANAMA CITY, Panama - In a ceremony here today, COPA (Compania Panamena de Aviacion) Airlines announced that it will purchase 10 EMBARAER 190s powered by GE's CF34-10 engine. The aircraft are scheduled to begin delivery in 2006, and the order is worth approximately $40 million at list price.
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October 14, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Air China announced this week a $66 million order for CFM56-5B engines to power six additional Airbus A319 aircraft. The order will more than double the airline's CFM-powered A319 fleet when the new aircraft are delivered in 2005; Air China currently operates five CFM-powered A319s.
CFM56-5B engines are produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma Moteurs and General Electric Company. CFM, celebrating its 30th anniversary, is the world's leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines.
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October 08, 2004 -- LYNN, Massachusetts - On September 15, the first GE-powered Italian production NH90 helicopter flew for the first time powered by two GE T700/T6E1 engines.
The 30-minute flight at the Agusta SpA facility in Vergiate, Italy, tested the aircraft throughout the basic flight envelope, during which the engines performed flawlessly.
The NH90 is a multi-role helicopter designed, developed, and produced by NH Industries, a joint venture of AgustaWestland (Italy), Eurocopter (France/Germany), Fokker (The Netherlands), and OGMA (Portugal).
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September 16, 2004 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has certified GE's CF6-80C2 engine for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-5 Galaxy modernization program. The certification follows eight months of ground-testing of the engine to validate engine-aircraft integration and the new FADEC III control system. The FADEC III control system has been certified on the GE90-115B and CFM56-7 engines.
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September 15, 2004 -- WASHINGTON,DC -- Team US101 has selected General Electric Co. (GE) as its preferred engine supplier for the US101 medium-lift helicopter in its combat search and rescue (CSAR) configuration. The three-engine US101 is a leading contender in the competition to provide the U.S. Air Force with a new and more capable platform to recover battlefield airmen in combat zones.
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