GE - Aviation: Press Release Archive

July 24, 2008 -- GE LM2500 to Power Royal Australian Navy's LHD Amphibious Ships
May 5, 2008 -- GE LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power U.S. Navy's Independence LCS Newly-Launched
September 10, 2007 -- GE LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power Spanish Navy's F105 Frigate
August 1, 2007 -- GE to Supply Austal USA with LM2500 Gas Turbine Modules for U.S. Navy's Next Littoral Combat Ship
June 4, 2007 -- GE LM2500 Gas Turbine to Power Polish Navy's Next-Generation Corvette
May 16, 2007 -- GE Renews Canadian Navy Contract for Maintenance and Logistic Support of LM2500 Gas Turbine-Based Frigates
March 12, 2007 -- GE Features a Complete Line of Products for Total Electrical Systems Aboard Cruise Ships and Super Yachts
March 12, 2007 -- GE Gas Turbines Provide Reliable Propulsion and Onboard Power for 17 Cruise Ships
January 16, 2007 -- GE Completes Major Marine Certification Testing Milestone on LM2500+G4 Gas Turbine
October 18, 2006 -- GE - Marine Appoints Brien R. Bolsinger To General Manager Post
August 29, 2006 -- U.S. Navy's Makin Island Christened; Powered by GE LM2500+ Gas Turbines, Gears
June 22, 2006 -- GE LM Marine Gas Turbines Help Power European Navies
May 11, 2006 -- The Technological Evolution Of A Popular Aeroderivative Gas Turbine
April 18, 2006 -- GE Receives United States Navy Shock Approval On LM2500+ Aeroderivative Gas Turbine For LHD 8 Application
March 14, 2006 -- Snapshot: GE Gas Turbine Installations Aboard Cruise Ships
March 14, 2006 -- Holland America Noordam Begins Operating Powered by GE LM2500 Gas Turbine Brings Total to 17 Cruise Ships Using GE Gas Turbines
March 13, 2006 -- GE Announces Launch Marine Program for LM2500+G4 Gas Turbine Ideal for Commercial And Military Marine Applications
March 6, 2006 -- GE Issued Updated ABS Certification for LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine
August 24, 2005 -- GE Completes 500-Hour Power Generation Phase of LM6000 Gas Turbine ABS Certification Test
June 30, 2005 -- GE's Contracts with Samsung to Provide LM500 Gas Turbines to Power Republic of Korea Navy's PK(X) Patrol Boat
May 17, 2005 -- Lloyd's Register Issues Approval in Princicple of GE Energy's Gas Turbine Propulsion System for LNG Ships
May 4, 2005 -- GE to Supply IHI with LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power Japan's 16DDH Destroyer
April 6, 2005 -- GE Delivers LM500 Auxiliary Gas Turbine Generator-Set for U.S. Navy's DD(X) Land-Based Test Site
March 15, 2005 -- Snapshot: GE Gas Turbine Installations Aboard Cruise Ships
March 15, 2005 -- GE Aeroderivative Marine Gas Turbines Log More Than 320,000 Service Hours Aboard 16 cruise Ships
March 14, 2005 -- Jeff Moll Appointed Director, Sales and Marketing for GE's Marine Gas Turbine Business
February 5, 2005 -- U.S. Navy's High-Speed X-Craft Catamaran Christened at Washington Shipyard Features GE Gas Turbines and MTU Diesels
December 9, 2004 -- GE Begins Testing for American Bureau of Shipping Certification for LM6000 Aeroderivative Marine Gas Turbine
November 29, 2004 -- GE to Supply Detroit Diesel with LM2500 Gas Turbine for Coast Guard's New Maritime Security Cutter.
November 15, 2004 -- GE to Supply Samsung Techwin with LM2500 Gas Turbine for Korean KDX Destroyer
November 8, 2004 -- Five New Cruise Ships Begin Service Powered by GE Gas Turbines
August 3, 2004 -- GE Receives United States Navy Certification for LM2500+ Aeroderviative Marine Gas Turbine
June 22, 2004 -- GE LM2500 Gas Turbine to Power Royal Australian Navy's Nuship Ballarat ANZAC Frigate
May 6, 2004 -- GE Marine to Supply IHI with LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power Japan's 15DDG AEGIS Destroyer
April 27, 2004 -- Novatug and GE Announce Memorandum of Understanding to Jointly Market Carrousel Tug System
March 16, 2004 -- Snapshot: GE Gas Turbine Installations Aboard Cruise Ships
March 16, 2004 -- GE Goes from Installation to Optimized Reliability for Cruise Ship Gas Turbine Installations
February 26, 2004 -- New Diamond Princess Delivered and Christened in Japan
January 13, 2004 -- GE Merges Businesses: Same Organization Now Offers Aeroderivative Gas Turbines, Diesel Engines and Main Reduction Gearing for Marine Uses
January12, 2004 -- GE's LM2500+ Gas Turbines Power Queen Mary 2 - The World's Largest Transatlantic Liner
December 9, 2003 -- GE Unveils World's Most Efficient Simple-Cycle Gas Turbine For The Power Generation Industry
August 12, 2003 -- GE Gas Turbines Power Three New Cruise Ships
May 1, 2003 -- GE Delivers 200th LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine for U.S. Navy's DDG 51 Destroyer Program
April 15, 2003 -- GE's LM Aeroderivative Gas Turbines Are Experienced in Flexible, Combined-Engine Configurations
April 15, 2003 -- GE's Popular LM6000 Aeroderivative Now Available in Gas Turbine-Generator Set
March 4, 2003 -- Snapshot: GE Gas Turbine Installations Aboard Cruise Ships
March 4, 2003 -- Holland America's Zuiderdam Cruises Using GE Gas Turbine
March 4, 2003 -- GE's Aeroderivative Gas Turbines Show Excellent In-Service Record Aboard Cruise Ships
December 19, 2002 -- GE LM2500+ Gas Turbines, Main Reduction Gears Selected For U.S. Navy's Eighth LHD Assault Ship
December 17, 2002 -- GE's Aeroderivative Gas Turbines Make A Year-End Splash With Cruise Industry Milestones
October 21, 2002 -- GE Marine Engines Selected To Power Joint French/Italian Navy Horizon Frigate
September 9, 2002 -- GE Marine Engines' LM Gas Turbines Exceed 600,000 Hours Operating Aboard 16 Fast Ferries
July 31, 2002 -- GE Marine Engines' Gas Turbine-Based System Powers Newly-Launched Brilliance Of The Seas Cruise Ship
May 21, 2002 -- GE LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines And Gears Power Final Sealift Ship Launched By NASSCO
March 12, 2002 -- GE LM2500+-Based COGED Plant Aboard Millennium Cruise Ship Deemed "Healthy" After Annual Inspection
February 26, 2002 -- GE Marine Engines' LM2500 Gas Turbines, Main Reduction Gears Selected For Italian Navy's New Andrea Doria Aircraft Carrier
January 15, 2002 -- GE Marine Engines Re-Ups Marine Systems Supplier Agreement With MTU Friedrichshafen
December 17, 2001 -- Milestone For GE's Fleet of LM Aeroderivative Gas Turbines: 50 Million Hours of Operation
November 15, 2001 -- GE To Provide Commercial Maintenance And Logistic Support For Canadian Navy's LM2500 Gas Turbine-Based Frigate
October 30, 2001 -- GE To Supply LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines For Five Royal Norwegian Navy F-310 Class Frigates
August 21, 2001 -- GE Marine Engines' LM2500+ Gas Turbines To Be Used Aboard Cunard Line Queen Mary 2 In A CODAG Configuration
March 6, 2001 -- GE Marine Engines Continues To Make Inroads In The Cruise Industry
March 6, 2001 -- GE's Gas Turbine Engines On Celebrity Cruises' Millennium Log 10,000 Hours
February 12, 2001 -- GE Marine Engines Receives Funding To Begin Engineering Gas Turbines, Gears For U.S. Navy's Eighth LHD Assault Ship
January 26, 2001 -- GE Marine Engines Appoints Karl W. Matson To General Manager Post
November 11, 2000 -- GE Marine Engines' LM2500+ Gas Turbines to be Used in CODAG Configuration On Four Princess Cruises' New Builds
September 05, 2000 -- GE's Gear Plant Receives U.S. Navy's Theater Surface Team Award For Excellence for USS Decatur Main Reduction Effort
August 24, 2000 -- GE Marine Engines Appoints Richard Douglas Director, Sales & Marketing
June 29, 2000 -- GE To Supply Two LM2500s For The U.S. Navy's Eighth Gas Turbine-Powered Strategic Sealift Ship
June 26, 2000 -- GE'S LM2500+ Marine Engines Power Celebrity Cruises' Millnneium
May 19, 2000 -- GE Marine Engines Honors U.S. Navy During 1,000
May 11, 2000 -- GE Marine Engines to Provide MTU with LM2500+ Aeroderivative Gas Turbines for Corsaire 14000-Class Fast Ferry
April 28, 2000 -- GE Marine Engines To Supply IHI with Six LM500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines for Japanese Patrol Boats
April 19, 2000 -- GE Marine Engines' Proven LM Aeroderivative Gas Turbines are Best Solution for U.S. Navy's Next Generation DD 21 Destroyers
April 19, 2000 -- GE's New On-line Remote Diagnostics to be Demonstrated Shipboard on the U.S. Navy's USS DONALD COOK DDG 75 Destroyer
April 7, 2000 -- GE LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines Power H/F Villum Clausen Fast Ferry to New World's Record
March 8, 2000 -- GE's LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Selected for Holland America Line Cruise Ships
January 26, 2000 -- GE to Supply IHI With Two LM2500 Gas Turbines for Japanese 11DD Destroyer
September 22, 1999 -- Five Asian Plants To Begin Commercial Operation Powered By GE's LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines
September 22, 1999 -- GE to Supply IHI With LM2500 and LM1600 Gas Turbines for Emergency Power Generation in Tokyo, Japan
August 5, 1999 -- Two GE LM6000 Gas Turbines Supplied by IHI are Installed at IPCL-Dahej Captive Cogeneration Plant in India
July 22, 1999 -- GE Expert Highlights Benefits Of Aeroderivative Gas Turbines To Reduce Marine Exhaust Emissions
July 7, 1999 -- Third and Fourth MDC 3000-Class Fast Ferries Begin Service Powered by LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines
July 7, 1999 -- GE's LM2500 Gas Turbine Used as Prime Mover in IPS Test Program; First U.S. Navy Electric Drive Configuration
June 1, 1999 -- GE's Worldwide LM Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Fleet Reaches 40 Million Operating Hours
June 1, 1999 -- GE's New On-Line Remote Diagnostics Offers Ongoing Analysis of Key Gas Turbine Operating Data
April 23, 1999 -- GE to Supply Alstom with LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine for Boral Energy Australian Power Plant
March 23, 1999 -- GE Marine Engines to Supply MTU with Two LM2500+ Gas Turbines for Corsaire 13000 Fast Ferry
March 9, 1999 -- GE Marine Engines Completes Testing on Two LM2500+s For Royal Caribbean's First Gas Turbine-Powered Cruise Ships
March 3, 1999 -- GE Marine Engines to Supply MTU with Three LM2500 Gas Turbines for Germany's F124 Frigates
February 10, 1999 -- GE Marine Engines to Supply Kvaerner Energy with Two LM2500 Gas Turbines for Bornholms Trafikken Fast Ferry
January 29, 1999 -- GE Supplies IHI with Four LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power Japanese 10DD Destroyers
January 22, 1999 -- GE to Supply Dresser-Rand with Seven DLE-Equipped LM2500+ Gas Turbines for Statoil's Asgard B and Karsto Facilities
January 8, 1999 -- GE Marine Engines Appoints Read Tuddenham as Manager Marine Applications and Ship Integration
December 9, 1998 -- GE to Supply Nuovo Pignone with Two LM6000 Gas Turbines for Amerada Hess Triton FPSO
December 9, 1998 -- GE's Fleet of DLE-Equipped Aeroderivative Gas Turbines to Exceed 300,000 Operating Hours by Year End
December 9, 1998 -- Four GE LM2500+ DLE Gas Turbines Begin Operating on Interconnector UK-to-Belgium Pipeline
September 13, 1998 -- First LM6000-Powered Barge Begins Simple-Cycle Operation in Indonesia
September 13, 1998 -- GE LM2500 Surpasses 100,000 Operating Hours on Statoil Offshore Platform
August 19, 1998 -- Two MDV 3000 Fast Ferries Begin Commercial Operations Powered by GE's LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine
August 12, 1998 -- GE Announces Start-up of Two LM6000 Gas Turbines on Schiehallion FPSO
August 7, 1998 -- GE Receives Order from FiatAvio for Two LM2500+ Gas Turbines for Cogeneration Plant
July 7, 1998 -- GE Receives Contracts from TSSI for Two LM6000 Gas Turbines for Two Cogeneration Turbines for Two Cogeneration Plants in France
June 29, 1998 -- GE's Uprated LM6000 Deal For Variety Of Marine Propulsion Applications
June 29, 1998 -- GE Continues to Enhance Popular LM6000 Gas Turbine
June 9, 1998 -- GE's LM6000 SPRINT Spray Intercooling 9% More Power and Reduced Life Cycle Costs
May 22, 1998 -- GE Marine Engines Secures 10-Year Gas Turbine Maintenance Agreement For Three Stena HSS Fast Ferries
May 19, 1998 -- GE Provides Maintenance Services for Five LM2500 Gas Turbines on Hibernia Oil Platform Offshore Newfoundland
May 12, 1998 -- GE's LM2500+ to be Used on World's First Gas Turbine-Powered Cruise Shops
April 28, 1998 -- GE Supplies TSSI with DLE-Equipped LM2500+ Gas Turbine for EDF Cogeneration Plant
April 7, 1998 -- GE to Provide Kvaerner Energy with Five DLE-Equipped LM1600 Gas Turbines for Phillips Petroleum Offshore Platform
March 16, 1998 -- GE Contracts with IHI to Supply Four LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power Japanese 09DD Destroyers
March 11, 1998 -- First DLE-Equipped LM Gas Turbine in North Sea Begins Commercial Service on Statoil Platform
March 6, 1998 -- First GE LM2500+ Begins Successful Commercial Operations at Dupont Cogeneration Plant in the Netherlands
February 25, 1998 -- GE Delivers LM2500 Gas Turbines for U.S. Navy's DDG 80 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
December 26, 1997 -- GE Marine & Industrial Engines Appoints Robert Saul as U.S. Navy and Marine Marketing Manager
December 9, 1997 -- Uprated LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines Increase Power and Oil Production on PEMEX Platforms
December 9, 1997 -- GE's Uprate Kit Offers Enhanced Power and Efficiency for Original Model LM6000 Gas Turbines
December 9, 1997 -- GE to Provide Stewart & Stevenson with LM6000 Fueled by Naphtha Cracking Process Byproducts at Japanese Plant
December 9, 1997 -- First DLE-Equipped Uprated GE LM6000 Begins Commercial Operation at GEEL, Belgium Cogeneration Facility
November 6, 1997 -- Tirrenia Lines Selects Four LM2500 Gas Turbines for Third and Fourth MDV 2000 Fast Ferries
October 17, 1997 -- GE Contract With Two OEM's to Provide 10 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines for Petrobras Gas Fields
October 10, 1997 -- GE Secures Contract With Kvaerner Energy to Provide LM2500 for Petronas Compressor Platform
September 22, 1997 -- Three GE LM6000s Ordered by IHI for Taiwan's First Aeroderivative Gas Turbine-Based IPP Project
August 29, 1997 -- Tests Verify GE's Uprated LM6000 Produces Up to 20% More Power; Dual-Fuel DLE Capabilities Confirmed
July 18, 1997 -- LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Fleet Exceeds One Million Operating Hours With Outstanding Reliability, Availability
June 23, 1997 -- GE Secures Seven Orders for New Gas Turbine Exchange Program
May 30, 1997 -- GE to Provide Nuovo Pignone With LM2500+ for Compressor Drive Service at Transcanada Pipelines Station
May 9, 1997 -- LM6000 Packaged by European Gas Turbines to be Used by British Sugar for Combined-Cycle Cogeneration Plant
April 21, 1997 -- Seven GE LM2500+ Gas Turbines With DLE Systems To Provide Compressor Drive Service At Four British Gas Stations
April 2, 1997 -- GE Marine & Industrial Engines Appoints Morton; Expands Presence in Southern Cone of South America
March 13, 1997 -- GE Outlines Advantages of LM Aeroderivative-Based COGES System for Cruise Ships at Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention
March 13, 1997 -- GE Marine & Industrial Engines: World Leader in Marine Gas Turbines for Cruise Ships and Fast Ferries
February 27, 1997 -- Tests for Brazilian Program Verify LM2500 Can Burn Low BTU Biomass Fuel; Gas Turbine Being Considered for Other Projects
February 21, 1997 -- FiatAvio Orders Four GE LM2500 Gas Turbines for Use in CODAG Configuration on Tirrenia's MDV 3000 Fast Ferries
December 6, 1996 -- GE and PZL Rzeszow Sign MOU to Evaluate Gas Turbine Industrial Markets in Poland
December 4, 1996 -- Nuovo Pignone to Provide Four GE LM2500+ Gas Turbines With DLE System for Interconnector Limited's UK-to-Belgium Pipeline
December 4, 1996 -- GE Marine & Industrial Engines' Products/Services Showcased on Internet Web Page
December 4, 1996 -- GE's Fleet of Rugged LM6000 Gas Turbines Exceed 620,000 Operating Hours with Outstanding Availability and Reliability
December 4, 1996 -- GE's Proven Range of LM Service Products Reduce Overall Gas Turbine Expenses
December 4, 1996 -- GE Wins Maintenance Contract With Northland Power for Two LM6000s at Canadian IPP Power Plant
December 4, 1996 -- Transalta Energy's O&M Practices for LM6000 Plants Highlighted in Power-Gen International Paper
December 4, 1996 -- GE to Provide Nuovo Pignone With First LM1600 With DLE Combustion System for Gas Pipeline Service
November 7, 1996 -- Four LM6000s Began Commercial Operations at Merchant Power Plant
November 5, 1996 -- LM2500s Exceed 1.5 Million Hours in Compressor Drive and Electrical Load Service on Statoil's Statford Offshore Platform
July 10, 1996 -- First SEAJET® 250 Fast Ferry Begins Commercial Operation Powered By Two LM1600 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines
July 5, 1996 -- GE Contracts with IHI to Supply LM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbines for Barge-Mounted Power Project in Malaysia
July 3, 1996 -- GE LM6000 Gas Turbines in Use by Northeast Utilities This Summer Through Fast-Track Projects
June 14, 1996 -- Two LM2500+ Gas Turbines Ordered by Dresser-Rand for Gas Reinjection on Statoil Floating Platform
May 9, 1996 -- GE Signs Contract With Stewart & Stevenson To Supply United Phosphorus Ltd. With First LM6000 in India
April 22, 1996 -- LM2500 Aeroderivative at P&G's Oxnard Facility Exceeds 117,000 Hours
April 12, 1996 -- GE Aeroderivative Gas Turbines Begin Commercial Service on Stena Explorer, World's Largest Fast Ferry
March 29, 1996 -- GE's First Commercial LM2500 DLE Unit Delivers Low NOx, CO, and UHC During Initial 1,000 Operating Hours
March 14, 1996 -- GE'S Carl Brady Receives American Society of Naval Engineers Distinguished Gold Medal Award
February 26, 1996 -- GE Aircraft Engines Announces Little and Ruegg Appointments
December 5, 1995 -- Retrofit Kits for GE Aeroderivatives to Enhance Reliability, Increase Output, Reduce Emissions
December 5, 1995 -- GE to Provide MTU Maintenance GMBH with Retrofit Kit for PEMEX LM2500
December 5, 1995 -- Uprated LM6000 to Provide Increased Power and Efficiency, Lower Emissions
December 5, 1995 -- LM6000 Gas Turbine Popular in Americas Region
October 6, 1995 -- GE Presents TransAlta with Award Marking 2000th Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Produced
May 23, 1995 -- GE Marine & Industrial Engines: World Wide Leader in Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Technology
May 23, 1995 -- GE Expands Aeroderivative Product Line with Introduction of LM2500+ Gas Turbine
May 23, 1995 -- GE's LM6000 Demonstrates Outstanding Reliability and Availability in First Two Years of Commercial Service
March 16, 1995 -- GE Aircraft Engines Canada and Canadian Airlines to Provide Maintenance Support of Canadian Frigate Engines