Company Watch - General Electric.Aug 13, 2007 Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... placed four firm orders for its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft powered by GE90-115B engines, plus options for three additional aircraft, GE Aviation said in a news release. The order is valued at more than $250 million. The airline, which flies to Asia, Europe, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the South Pacific, also operates Boeing 737, 747 and 767 aircraft powered by CFM International engines. CFM, headquartered in Evendale, is a joint venture between GE Aviation's parent General Electric and Snecma in France. GE Aviation, based in Evendale, develops and manufactures jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. Aug 6, 2007 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (HKSE: 0293 ) is an airline based in Hong Kong, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 104 destinations worldwide. It is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main base at the Hong Kong International Airport. [1]. Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. exercised options on five GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ERs, increasing its commitment to the model to 23 aircraft. The conversion is part of CX's December 2005 order for 16 (with 12 directly purchased from Boeing and four leased from ILFC ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation ILFC International Lunar Finance Commission (TV show: Space: 1999) ) plus 20 options. Last year it exercised rights for two more aircraft. Its first -300ER will be delivered next month and it will have five by year end. They will be introduced on the Hong Kong-New York JFK route from Nov. 1. Aug 8, 2007 GE fights to keep military jet engine development contract. General Electric is fighting to continue development of an engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. . General Electric's engine would be competition for another engine under development by Pratt & Whitney. Pentagon officials say they can't afford to pay for the development of rival engines, but other analysts say competition between contractors would lower costs in the long run. Aug 8, 2007 GE Aviation Materials launched its Singapore Distribution Center, the GE-Snecma joint venture's first in Asia. DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Exel Supply Chain will operate and manage the center. The 31,300-sq.-ft. facility will hold about $30 million in new and used engine parts and complete spares. Aug 6, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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