August 12, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio-The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) selected GE Aircraft Engines' (GEAE) CF6-80C2 engine for its C-X program, Japan's next-generation cargo military aircraft.
The JDA will take delivery of the first engine in 2006. The potential value of the engine contract for GEAE is valued at approximately $1 billion over the estimated 30-year life of the program.
The C-X, currently in development, will replace the C-1 cargo aircraft. The JDA will begin operating the C-X in 2011.
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2003--To meet consumer demand and keep pace with rapidly advancing medical knowledge, GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the development of new educational programs on smoking cessation, living with cancer, and hypertension available through The Patient Channel, GE's hospital-based patient education television network. Annually, nearly 13 million people spend time in the hospital because of cancer, hypertension, and tobacco abuse.
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July 30, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio--The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the GE90-115B, the world's most powerful jet engine, at an unprecedented 115,000 pounds of thrust. The certification marks the end of a 20-month certification program for the engine, which is scheduled to enter airline service in n 2004.
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July 21, 2003 -- LYNN, Massachusetts--GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) has been awarded a $510 million performance-based logistics (PBL) contract by the U.S. Navy.
The contract covers repair and overhaul of 36 components for F404-400/-402 rotor and stator assemblies, plus designated controls and accessories. The PBL contract will provide the fleet with availability of major sub-assemblies at a level significantly higher than that offered by traditional support processes.
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GE Gains US$70 Million Contract to Supply Equipment
for Gas Processing Plant in Algeria
FLORENCE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2003--GE Oil & Gas has
received a contract of US$70 million to supply gas turbines with
process gas compressor, turbo generator and expander trains for a gas
processing plant at In-Amenas, Algeria.
In-Amenas is Algeria's largest wet gas joint development project,
and is jointly owned by Sonatrach, the Algerian national energy
company; and BP, the world's second largest petroleum and