GE Aviation to use PACE aerospace solutions in product design and technical

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    ATLANTA, Aug. 7 /EMWNews/ -- GE Aviation, a leading manufacturer of

civil and military jet engines, will equip its development and technical

marketing teams with software solutions from Berlin-based IT provider PACE.

The package includes PACE's commercial off-the-shelf applications for

multidisciplinary design, cabin configuration and performance analysis as

well as additional customization, consulting and training services.



    According to Steve Csonka, Manager of Advanced Applications in GE's

preliminary design section, "GE looks forward to working with PACE and

Pacelab software as we continue to improve our analytical capability for

aircraft systems evaluations, including conceptualization, optimization,

and performance analysis."



    Pacelab engineering tools streamline key business activities and are

widely used by aircraft and engine manufacturers around the world. The

design platform Pacelab Suite supports the setup and evaluation of

alternative concepts in the early phases of the product development

process. GE Aviation has also expressed interest in evaluating PACE's

soon-to-be-released software for aircraft preliminary design which builds

on Pacelab Suite's functional core.



    GE Aviation's software package also contains the performance suite

Pacelab Mission/SCAP, which supports the assessment of airframe and engine

performance, flight profile optimization and the calculation of

runway-specific regulated take-off and landing weights, and the aircraft

cabin configurator Pacelab Cabin.

    About GE Aviation



    GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company, is a

world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and

components as well as integrated digital, electric power, and mechanical

systems for aircraft. GE Aviation also has a global service network to

support these offerings. For more information, please visit

http://www.ge.com/aviation .



    About PACE



    PACE, with offices in Germany, France and the U.S., develops

knowledge-based engineering software aimed at accelerating complex

engineering processes. PACE software solutions help customers in the

aerospace, automotive and transportation industries to predict the

feasibility, performance and cost of concept alternatives earlier and with

more accuracy enabling them to im- prove the quality of their products.



    Customers include Airbus, Air France, Bombardier, Embraer, ExpressJet

Airlines, GECAS, Hawaiian Airlines, Lufthansa CityLine, Rolls-Royce,

Snecma, Sukhoi and Volkswagen. More information on PACE is available on the

Internet at http://www.pacelab.com .