Apr 05, 2011, post by Artur Nowak
PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inmedius® has been awarded a contract by GE Aviation to provide its S1000D Publishing Suite™ technical documentation software, maintenance services, training and Knowledge Assembler, a learning content management tool. An operating unit of General Electric, GE Aviation is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft, with a global service network.
“This contract award recognizes the world-class capability of Inmedius in the field of S1000D technical documentation,” stated Gary L. Schaffer, President and CEO, Inmedius. “Our S1000D Publishing Suite is the industry’s most comprehensive set of tools, providing an end-to-end software solution to successfully manage and support the entire S1000D technical documentation lifecycle. Inmedius is proud to have been selected by GE Aviation and we look forward to working with them.”
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Mar 25, 2011, post by Artur Nowak
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. Department of Defense ordered General Electric Co. and its partner Rolls Royce PLC to stop development of the F136 jet engine, its first step to formally kill the controversial program to provide the F-35 warplane with an alternate engine.
If the Pentagon gets its way, it will leave Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., as the sole engine supplier for the F-35 aircraft, a fifth-generation, single-engine fighter with stealth capability. Its three variants will be used across the armed services and become the backbone of the U.S. combat fleet.
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Feb 20, 2011, post by Artur Nowak
The battle over government spending turned personal this week for House Speaker John Boehner. The Ohio Republican supported a huge military contract that benefitted his state, and that put him at odds with his pledge to dramatically cut spending. The House voted to kill the contract.
ANN THOMPSON: In the sprawling GE Aviation parking lot along I-75, just north of Cincinnati, Jim Wolf headed back to his truck today to get a few tools. The construction company he works for is doing its first job for General Electric and hopes to do more.
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