December 1, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - Cathay Pacific Airways has made commitments to acquire 16 GE90-115B powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The airline, which will lease four of the aircraft, will take delivery between 2007 and 2012.
Cathay Pacific also signed a 20-year OnPoint
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2005--
Modern Reading Room Featuring Advanced Technology and Ergonomic Solutions Scheduled to Open in December in Baltimore; GE's Technologies to Enable Filmless Interpretation of Patient Images
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today that the company is bringing the radiology reading room of the future to reality at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, a division of the VA Maryland Health Care System, in December.
SANTIAGO, Chile--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2005--Growing in international markets with strong investment frameworks, GE Energy Financial Services announced today that it has formed a partnership with Abengoa -- the leading Spanish engineering, bioenergy, environmental services and IT group -- to own power transmission lines in Chile.
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2005--Performance artists are rolling giant molecules down the streets of Chicago today, as GE Healthcare welcomes more than 60,000 healthcare professionals to the 91st annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting being held at McCormick Place Convention Center from Sunday, November 27 through Thursday, December 1.
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November 28, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OH - Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected the GEnx engine to power its 30 firm, 20 option Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The value of the firm engine order is more than $700 million (USD). Engine deliveries begin in 2008.
"The selection completes an extensive two-year technical evaluation by JAL, and we are very honored that the GEnx engine has been chosen," said Tom Brisken, general manager of the GEnx project.
Dubai, 23 November, 2005:Emirates Airlines has ordered 42 extended-range Boeing 777 aircraft, all powered by GE90 engines, with purchase right for 20 additional aircrafts.
These GE90-115B engines will be covered by a 12-year, OnPointSM Solution service agreement with GE for maintenance and overhaul.
The combined value of the GE90 engine purchase and OnPoint Solution agreement for GE is more than US$2.5 billion.
November 21, 2005 -- DUBAI, U.A.E - Comlux, the VIP charter operator based in Zurich; Switzerland, has selected the CFM56-5B engine to power three firm, three option Airbus A318 Elite Corporate Jets. The firm engine order is valued at approximately $36 million at list price.
CFM56-5B engines are produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma and General Electric Company. CFM, the world's leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines, has delivered more than 15,300 engines.
November 21, 2005 -- Dubai 2005 - The Engine Alliance GP7200 engine, selected to power Emirates' new fleet of Airbus A380s, has completed all the required engine tests for certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, opening the way for first flight on the Airbus A380 in 2006.
The Engine Alliance completed all required engine certification tests in November, and FAA certification is anticipated in December.
