"The combined $10 billion in orders shows the tremendous demand for our advanced engine technology and services," said Scott Donnelly, president & CEO, GE Aviation. "Our knowledge of this market and relationships in the Middle East have been extremely valuable. This was our most successful show, and it demonstrates how we are winning around the world as the unprecedented demand for global infrastructure products continues to surge."
DUBAI - November 12, 2007 - Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), the global aerospace manufacturing and services corporation, has ordered 10 GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER and five GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8 freighters. The engine orders are valued at a combined total of more than $770 million (USD) at list price.
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DUBAI-November 11, 2007-Emirates has selected the GP7200 engine to power its 12 additional Airbus A380 aircraft. The engine order is valued at $800 million (USD) list price.
"Emirates is the launch customer for the GP7200 and we are pleased that they have selected the Engine Alliance to supply the powerplant for its additional A380 aircraft," said Bruce Hughes, president of the Engine Alliance. "Our product support team has been working with Emirates to ensure a smooth entry into service when it takes delivery of its first GP7200-powered A380 aircraft next year."
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General Electric Company (GE) signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Walter Engines a.s. based in Prague, the Czech Republic.
General Electric Company (GE) has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Walter Engines a.s. based in Prague, the Czech Republic.
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May 29, 2007 -- BATESVILLE, Mississippi -- General Electric Company (GE) will break ground this summer on a new jet engine component factory near Batesville in northwest Mississippi.
GE Aviation, a GE division and world-leading producer of jet engines, is creating a 200,000 square-foot facility to specialize in advanced composite engine components. Groundbreaking is planned in August; the plant is expected to become operational by early 2009.