April 15, 2004 -- TAIPEI, Taiwan - EVA Airways of Taiwan today announced the purchase of eight GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777 aircraft, including both the 777-300ER and 777-200LR models. The new engine order, which is a follow-on to a 2000 order for seven GE-powered 777s, is valued at approximately $350 million. The airline will begin taking delivery in 2005.
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April 06, 2004 -- The GENX engine for The Boeing Company's new 7E7 Dreamliner aircraft will produce 55,000 to 70,000 pounds of thrust. The GENX technology features:
- Architecture: Derived from the ultra-high-thrust GE90 engine, the world's most powerful engine, powering the Boeing 777 since 1995. This engine represents the fifth application of the GE90 baseline architecture.
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April 06, 2004 -- East Hartford, CT -- The GE-P&W Engine Alliance's GP7200 engine has produced more than the 76,500 pounds of thrust required for entry into service on the Airbus A380 aircraft during its initial testing. The engine reached 80,000 pounds of thrust at Pratt & Whitney's test facility in East Hartford, CT. In addition, the mechanical break-in cycle of the engine testing was complete, and mechanical stress levels were satisfactory.
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March 19, 2004 -- EVENDALE, OHIO - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified the GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER for passenger service. These certifications pave the way for initial revenue service by International Lease Finance Corp's customer, Air France, next month.
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March 16, 2004 -- GE Marine, at its Evendale, Ohio facility, manufactured all the LM aeroderivative gas turbines for the following projects. The LM gas turbine-generator sets were built and sold by GE Energy, headquartered in Houston, Texas.
To date, 22 LM2500+ and four LM2500 GE gas turbine-generator sets are in operation or slated for service on 17 cruise ships.
Royal Caribbean International
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March 16, 2004 -- MIAMI, FLA. -- The natural progression is underway from installation, design and commissioning of GE gas turbines aboard cruise ships to cooperation with users to further enhance operations. GE is focusing its efforts on optimizing maintenance and improved system reliability, the company reported today at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention.
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February 26, 2004 -- SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Under sunny skies in Nagasaki, Japan, the new Diamond Princess was named today in a colorful ceremony which featured traditional Japanese festivities set against the state-of-the-art ship. The ship was delivered earlier in the morning to Princess Cruises by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), builders of the 116,000-ton vessel.
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February 24, 2004 -- SINGAPORE -- GE's T700/CT7 turboshaft and turboprop engines, with an installed base exceeding 12,000 engines, continue as the preeminent engines in their class. Powering 19 types of civil and military helicopters, plus regional airliners, military transports, and multipurpose aircraft, the engines have operated for over 40 million flight-hours, including service in the Iraqi Freedom campaign.
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February 24, 2004 -- SINGAPORE -- GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) has formally completed all qualification testing of its higher-thrust F110 fighter engine, the F110-GE-132, for the Lockheed Martin Block 60 F-16E/F aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) concurred with GEAE's recommendation that the engine has concluded all qualification activities, clearing the way for the engine to enter operational service on the Block 60 F-16 aircraft.
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