Recent News: Crotonville, Digital Cameras, GE Aviation Biofuel, Virgin Atlantic 747, and Africa Operations.

Explore GE campus, walk out employed
It’s a factory that looks deceptively like a university campus. tucked away in the idyllic town of crotonville, the John F Welch leadership centre mass produces leaders for GE — and the world...

GE’s 2008 digital camera line-up
February 25, 2008 General Imaging, the worldwide exclusive licensee for GE digital cameras, has rolled out the next generation of GE digital cameras for 2008. The nine all-new models unveiled at the 2008 PMA trade show in Las Vegas brings the total number of cameras in the GE-branded digital camera line to 15. Features from last years models such as panorama stitching, face detection and in-camera red-eye removal will be combined with an assortment of additional features, including smile detection, blink detection, upgraded lenses, and LCD screens that adjust to changes in ambient light – all packed into slimmer camera bodies. One new model, the E1050, also adds HDTV playback, touch-screen and GPS capability...

Boeing, Virgin Atlantic and GE Aviation to Fly First Commercial Jet on Biofuel
Boeing, Virgin Atlantic and GE Aviation today will conduct the first commercial aviation flight using a sustainable fuel from biomass mixed with traditional kerosene- based jet fuel. The biofuel flight demonstration highlights the technical feasibility of using biofuels in a commercial jetliner and is a significant step toward a long-term vision of fully sustainable, low-carbon-lifecycle fuel solutions for the aviation industry....

Virgin Flies 747 on Biofuel From Coconuts, Babassu (Update3)
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the U.K. carrier controlled by billionaire Richard Branson, tested a jumbo jet partly powered by a biofuel made from babassu nuts and coconut oil, a first for a commercial aircraft...

GE hires Kenyan officials to run Africa operations
Global engineering giant General Electric (GE) has stepped up the profile of its Africa operations with key appointments to its management. Mr Yibrah Tesfazghi, the GE executive president for Africa, said the appointments are part of the changes that the company is making to address infrastructure challenges on the continent....