August 18, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has successfully accomplished the Phase III Critical Design Review (CDR) of its F136 propulsion systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The JSF Joint Program Office (JPO) determined that the GE Rolls-Royce team met all the review objectives, clearing the way for the first full engine tests in July 2004.
The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team comprises: GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Rolls-Royce plc in Bristol, UK and Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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August 13, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio -- China Airlines, the leading carrier of Taiwan, selected GE Aircraft Engines to power 22 wide-body passenger and cargo aircraft in an engine order valued at more than $600 million.
Taipei-based China Airlines ordered GE's CF6 engine to power 12 Airbus A330-300s, six Boeing 747-400s, and four Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft.
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August 12, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GE announced that three new cruise ships recently went into service powered by GE LM aeroderivative gas turbines. The three ships --
Serenade of the Seas
Island Princess
Oosterdam
Radiance of the Seas
Brilliance of the Seas
Jewel of the Seas
Diamond Princess
Sapphire Princess
Zuiderdam
Westerdam