FARNBOROUGH, England--14 July 2008-- China Southern Airlines today announced that it has selected CFM56-5B engines to power a new fleet of 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft, and back the engine purchase with a long-term material services agreement.
CFM56-5B engines are a product of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and General Electric Company.
Initiative Targets Improved Fuel Efficiency Up to 16 Percent
FARNBOROUGH, England--13 July 2008-- GE Aviation has launched a new engine core program, called "eCore," as the technology cornerstone for a new generation of jet engines for narrow-body, regional, and business jets.
The program is designed to outpace competitive engine designs by offering aircraft operators up to 16 percent better fuel efficiency over GE's best engines in operation today.
Waukesha, WI, JULY 10, 2008 -- GE Healthcare Clinical Systems recently earned MedAssetsÒ Supply Chain Systems' Platinum Vendor status. The platinum level is the highest vendor designation awarded by MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, a MedAssets company (NASDAQ: MDAS). Seventy-one vendors were awarded the Platinum Vendor designation at the MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit in Las Vegas in March 2008, attended by more than 3,000 healthcare professionals.
코네티컷 페어필드, 2008년 7월 10일 - GE는 오늘 소비 및 산업 (Consumer & Industrial) 사업부에 대한 모든 가능성을 검토 중인 가운데, 우선적으로 소비 및 산업 사업부 전체(가전, 조명 및 산업설비)를 GE의 현 주주들에게 분사하는 방안을 추진키로 했다고 밝혔다. GE는 지난 5월 16일 가전 사업부에 대한 전략적 검토의 한 방법으로서 분사를 발표한 바 있다.
GE의 제프 이멜트(Jeff Immelt)회장 겸 CEO는 "가전 사업부에 대한 옵션 검토중, 산업부문의 포트폴리오 변환를 완결짓는데 있어 가장 빠르고 효율적인 방법은 소비 및 산업 사업부 전체의 분사화에 집중하는 것일 수 있다"면서, "이는 장기 성장을 위해 포트폴리오를 재편해 온 GE의 전략에 일치하는 것이며 GE주주들에게도 좋은 것이다"라고 말했다.
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GE Healthcare, the global market share leader in compact ultrasound, expands service offerings to keep pace with soaring equipment sales
Waukesha, WI, July 9, 2008 -- GE Healthcare announced today that its LOGIQ e compact ultrasound users are embracing a new service that allows them to connect their ultrasound systems, via secure broadband connection, to the technical support and clinical applications experts at GE's LiveAssist Center. This innovative digital connectivity, called InSite ExC, provides customers with "real time" remote resolution of service and applications events.
Takes advantage of latest Intel® chipset for superior on-board bandwidth for demanding commercial, industrial and military applications
* Intel 5100 MCH chipset
* Up to 12 Mbytes L2 Cache
* ATI Radeon™ graphics processing
* 2eSST VME with optionally configurable VXS (VITA 41.3 capability)
Largest Rail Signaling Project in South America for GE
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 2, 2008 -- GE - Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has been awarded a $60 million contract from Vale to overhaul its signaling and communication system along approximately 600Km of double line track on the Railroad Vitória to Minas (EFVM) and in the rail yard of the Tubarão Port. The project is expected to be complete by 2010.
