May 17, 2005 -- GE Honda Aero Engines LLC has recently completed component and engine core tests to validate several new enhancements to the performance of its HF118 turbofan engine for light business aircraft.
GE Honda Aero Engines LLC is a 50/50 joint venture company formed in late 2004 to manufacture and market the HF118 family of commercial turbofan engines ranging in thrust from 1,000 to 3,500 pounds. The initial HF118 engine will be rated in the 1,700-pound-thrust class.
Several recent enhancements to the performance of the HF118 turbofan include:
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May 17, 2005 -- CINCINNATI, Ohio - General Electric Company (GE) expects approximately 900 orders for its CF34 engine family over the next two years.
In addition, GE plans to deliver 450 CF34 engines in both 2005 and 2006, with the majority being the higher-thrust CF34-8 and CF34-10 models for the new larger regional aircraft.
Deliveries for the CF34 engine family have exceeded 400 engines every year since 2002.
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May 17, 2005 -- Lloyd's Register has issued an Approval in Principle of GE Energy's LM2500-based, gas turbine propulsion system for liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships. Gas turbine propulsion systems have been widely used on naval and cruise ships, but are new to LNG vessels. The Approval in Principle, issued through Lloyd's Register North America, Inc, gives GE Energy a high level of confidence that the marine industry will embrace its gas turbine propulsion system design as a viable alternative to traditional propulsion methods for the next generation of large LNG tankers.
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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2005--GE Energy has received orders and commitments for 2005 that total 2,400 megawatts of new wind power capacity worldwide. These projects represent an anticipated increase in revenue of 300% over its first-year wind operations in 2002, the company reported today at Windpower 2005.
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With GE's ElectroLogIXS, customers get more flexibility for crossing, interlocking and signaling functio
Omaha, Neb. -- May 16, 2005 -- By combining the best of GE crossing, interlocking, and signalling technical expertise, GE Transportation has designed a family of wayside electronics that gives its customers reliable performance and more flexibility - all based on one common set of hardware.
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May 11, 2005 -- EVENDALE, OH -- The world's most powerful jet engine, the GE90-115B, is celebrating one year of outstanding performance powering the Boeing 777-300ER.
On May 10, 2004, the first GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft entered service for International Lease Finance Corporation's customer Air France. Today, 17 GE90-powered 777-300ERs are flying for Air France, All Nippon Airlines, Japan Airlines and Emirates Airlines.
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May 09, 2005 -- Evendale, Ohio -- The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team's (FET) F136 program is marching towards its System Design and Demonstration (SDD) contract by completing all performance, operability and aeromechanical testing of its Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) and Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) engine variants.