Section 2 i) Initial Research Work - Gewerbliche Schule Ravensburg

GE overhauls four main aircraft engines, GE90, CFM 56, RB211, GP7000The site in Nantgarw was formally owned by British Airways and was bought by GEin 1991 and has been known as GEAES but now goes under the name GE AviationWales. Last year GE Aviation Wales generated revenues of £1.2bn, with profits ofmore than £40m.They have over 120 customers worldwide who send their engines to the site inNantgarw for engine overhaul.Some of the customers that GE aviation Wales deals with include,Air France, BritishAirways, Qantas, Thomas Cook and Span Air.GE is a diversified infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world'stoughest challenges. From aircraft engines and power generation to financialservices, medical imaging, and television programming, GE operates in more than100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide.GE has a strong set of global businesses in infrastructure, finance and media alignedto meet today's needs, including the demand for global infrastructure; growing andchanging demographics that need access to healthcare, finance, and informationand entertainment; and environmental technologies.In 2010, GE delivered solid results despite the tough economic climate with earningsof $12.6 billion. Industrial cash flow from operating activities for the year remainedstrong at over $14.7 billion.GE traces its beginnings to Thomas A. Edison, who established Edison Electric LightCompany in 1878. In 1892, a merger of Edison General Electric Company andThomson-Houston Electric Company created General Electric Company. GE is theonly company listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Index today that was also includedin the original index in 1896.The site in Nantgarw was formally owned by British Airways and was bought by GEin 1991 and has been known as GEAES but now goes under the name GE AviationWales. Last year GE Aviation Wales generated revenues of £1.2bn, with profits ofmore than £40m.They have over 120 customers worldwide who send their engines to the site inNantgarw for engine overhaul.36