LE BOURGET, France --- June 15, 2008 --- Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, has selected the CFM56-5B engine to power the Airbus A319 the airline ordered in 2008. Atlantic Airways placed a firm order with CFM on the first day of the 2009 Le Bourget Air Show. The airline is scheduled to take delivery in 2011.
LE BOURGET -- June 15, 2009---GE Aviation has unveiled its new GEnx engine in a special ceremony at the 2009 Paris Air Show today at Le Bourget.
The GEnx engine is the best selling engine for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the sole source engine for the Boeing 747-8 aircraft. With more than 1,100 engines on order, the GEnx is the fastest-selling large jet engine in GE history. Based on the GE90's proven architecture and often called its "little brother," the GEnx combines many breakthrough technologies:
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Paris Air Show 2009
LE BOURGET, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation recently achieved two significant P-8A milestones including flight management system hardware qualification and deliveries of stores management system hardware. The flight management system qualification is the final milestone prior to formal flight testing of the P-8A, due to take place later this year. The stores management system hardware deliveries follow delivery last month of key software for integration lab activity.
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Paris, France -- GE and SAFRAN today announced the appointment of Steve Walters as the president of their Middle River Aircraft Systems/Aircelle joint venture, which will cooperatively develop, produce and support nacelles for future applications of CFM International engines on next-generation commercial airliners.
Walters is to be located at the Cincinnati, Ohio headquarters of the organization -- which will be operated on a 50/50 basis by the Middle River Aircraft Systems subsidiary of GE and SAFRAN's Aircelle subsidiary.
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Fuel, emission and noise reductions realized through large area display cockpit suite and flight management technology
Le Bourget - GE's integrated cockpit at the Paris air show incorporates a large area display suite and the flight management system (FMS) demonstrating the capability to fly precision and optimized descent arrivals that deliver fuel, emission and noise reductions for an integrated Air Traffic Management system. The cockpit is on the GE stand, hall 2A, stand C137.
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With newly dedicated business segment, GE Healthcare announces vision for Molecular Imaging industry; highlights comprehensive solution portfolio.
WAUKESHA, WI, JUNE 12, 2009 -- GE Healthcare will present a new vision for molecular imaging, "Understanding disease. From the beginning," reinforced by its innovative platform of imaging agents and imaging systems at the 56th annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, June 13- 17, in Toronto, Canada.
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PET/CT scanner at Cancer Treatment Centers of America transforms way patients are treated and monitored.
TULSA, OK June 12, 2009-- GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced the first installation of the new DiscoveryTM PET/CT 600 scanner, at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The revolutionary scanner is designed to help enable earlier detection and accurate monitoring of disease combined with the latest advancements in molecular imaging.
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With newly dedicated business segment, GE Healthcare announces vision for Molecular Imaging industry; highlights comprehensive solution portfolio.
WAUKESHA, Wis.--12 June 2009-- GE Healthcare will present a new vision for molecular imaging, "Understanding disease. From the beginning," reinforced by its innovative platform of imaging agents and imaging systems at the 56th annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, June 13- 17, in Toronto, Canada.
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EVENDALE, OH -- June 12, 2009 -- Delta Air Lines has signed a 10-year OnPointSM solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintenance and overhaul of the GE90-110B1L2 engines, powering its entire Boeing 777-200LR fleet.
"We are pleased to enter this agreement with General Electric," said Bob Currey, Delta TechOps Managing Director -- Supply Chain. "GE is an established engine maintenance provider that has partnered with Delta to help us maintain a safe and reliable 777-200 LR fleet."