November 12, 2003 -- VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA - GE's CF34-10 engine flew yesterday for the first time, initiating an engine flight-test program that will continue through January 2004. This first flight, which lasted 5 hours and 27 minutes, focused on aeromechanical performance of the engine.
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GE Wins 23-Year Service Contract for Power and Water Plant in Abu Dhabi; Agreement Worth More Than US$200 Million
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2003--GE Power Systems has signed a contractual service agreement (CSA) with ITM Operation and Maintenance Company Limited (ITM O&M Co. Ltd.) for the Umm Al Nar Power and Water Plant in Abu Dhabi. Valued at more than US$200 million, the agreement calls for GE to provide planned maintenance services for a period of up to 23 years for the five GE Frame 9FA gas turbines at the Umm Al Nar site.
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GE Oil & Gas to Supply Compressors for New Tangguh LNG Plant in Indonesia FLORENCE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2003--GE Oil & Gas, a unit of GE Power Systems, has been awarded a contract of approximately US$90 million to supply gas turbine-driven compressors for the Tangguh LNG Project in Indonesia.
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GE Wind Energy to Supply 108 Turbines for Nation's Fourth Largest Wind Project; Colorado Green Expected to Provide 162 Megawatts of New `Wind' Capacity
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2003--GE Wind Energy, a unit of
GE Power Systems, is supplying 108 wind turbines for the Colorado Green Project currently under construction near Lamar, Colorado. The project recently was acquired from GE by PPM Energy and Shell Wind Energy through a joint venture agreement.
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October 27, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) has formally completed all qualification testing of its higher-thrust F110 fighter engine, the F110-GE-132, for the Lockheed Martin Block 60 F-16E/F aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) concurred with GEAE's recommendation that the F110-GE-132 engine has concluded all engine qualification activities, clearing the way for the engine to enter operational service on the Block 60 F-16 aircraft.
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October 22, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- The GE90 engine family has surpassed 4 million flight hours powering Boeing's 777 twin-engine aircraft in passenger service.
The original GE90-85B engine model, certified at 85,000 pounds of thrust, entered service in November 1995 with British Airways.
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