LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC – Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Transport Canada type certification for its new PW535E engine selected to power the Embraer Phenom 300 light business jet. Pratt & Whitney Canada is a United Technologies Corp. company.

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Calgary, Alberta – SAIT Polytechnic announced today that it has received a corporate jet valued at $8 million from Imperial Oil. The Bombardier Challenger 601-3A was presented to SAIT for use in its School of Transportation’s aircraft maintenance, avionics and structures programs.

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St. Louis, MO – Adam Dylan Leon was sentenced to 24 months in prison on federal charges of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry, for flying a stolen Cessna 172 aircraft into the United States from Canada, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced

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AMBERLEY, Queensland – Boeing today delivered F-111 A08-135 to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at a ceremony at RAAF Base Amberley. The jet is the 28th and final F-111 serviced by Boeing under the Deeper Maintenance program.

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CALGARY – WestJet today announced third quarter results for 2009. The airline reported net earnings of $31.4 million or 24 cents per diluted share; this compared to the third quarter of 2008 net earnings of $57.9 million or 45 cents per diluted share.

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