July 23, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - The first GE Rolls-Royce F136 development engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program has successfully begun ground-testing on July 22 at GE's facility in Evendale, Ohio, USA. The F136 engine, in the Conventional Take-off/Landing (CTOL) configuration, was fired up for the first time to perform an idle leak check, and began its initial mechanical and controls evaluation.
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SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2004--Acclaimed by national media as "the best view in baseball," Franklin Covey Field, home to minor league baseball's Salt Lake Stingers, plays like a major. To ensure healthy grass that can stand up to both the players and the sun, an automated drainage system located beneath the stadium removes excess rainwater from the field.
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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2004--
Program to Benefit Underserved Professionals and Patients in America
Announced at Annual Conference of State Legislatures
A new program announced today by GE Healthcare and the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) will provide healthcare professionals and patients in rural-area hospitals across the United States with better access to high-quality healthcare education.
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - The CFM56-5 engine has been chosen to power 55 percent of all Airbus A320 family aircraft for which orders have been announced to date. The engine continues to provide airline customers worldwide with the highest reliability and lowest maintenance costs on this application.
CFM56-5 engines are produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma Moteurs and General Electric Company.
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has placed an order for 31 CFM56-3 Advanced Upgrade kits at a value of approximately $35 million. In addition, CFM International (CFM) has launched two other kit options: the Enhanced Performance kit and the Enhanced Durability kit, giving customers more flexibility in managing maintenance costs.
CFM is a 50/50 joint company between Snecma Moteurs and General Electric Company.
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - GE's CF34-8C1 powerplant for the Bombardier CRJ700 has achieved the one-million-flight-hour milestone in just over three years of airline service.
The first CRJ700 was delivered to launch customer Brit Air in January 2001. Today, more than 140 aircraft are in service with 11 customers and nearly 90 CRJ700s are still on order.
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July 19, 2004 -- FARNBOROUGH - GE's April delivery of the 13,000th engine of its T700/CT7 turboshaft/turboprop engine family marked yet another milestone in the 25-year history of T700/CT7 service.
The T700 engine and its civil counterpart, the CT7, have amassed more than 50 million flight-hours powering 21 different aircraft models in service throughout the world, and T700-powered aircraft accounted for nearly 70 percent of the U.S. Army's flight-hours in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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