ST. LOUIS. – The Boeing Company has announced that it will offer the Boeing NewGen Tanker in the competition to supply the U.S. Air Force with a multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft that will meet all the warfighter’s mission requirements for the next several decades.

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PHOENIX, AZ – Honeywell has announced that its Light Emitting Diode (LED) wingtip navigation lighting is now standard on new production Airbus A320 Family aircraft, comprising the A318, A319, A320 and A321.

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HYDERBAD, INDIA AVIATION 2010 – Eurocopter and Pawan Hans Helicopters, the largest civil helicopter operator in India, today signed a contract for seven new Dauphin AS 365 N3 helicopters.

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WILMINGTON, Ohio – Air Transport Services Group, Inc. has announced that its leasing subsidiary, Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., has delivered the first of two efficient, Boeing 767 wide body freighters to Amerijet International, Inc.

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MARIETTA, Ga. – Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, commander, 3rd Air Force, yesterday accepted the 11th of 14 Lockheed Martin C-130Js to be based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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TEMPE, Ariz. – Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who piloted Flight 1549 during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January 2009, and Flight Attendant Doreen Welsh, who helped guide 150 passengers to safety on the same flight, are retiring from US Airways today.

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MANASSAS, VA – Aurora Flight Sciences has completed the fabrication and initial tests of an advanced wing design that could revolutionize solar-powered aircraft.

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FORT WORTH, TX – The U.S. government has awarded an initial $213 million to Lockheed Martin for long-lead tasks for the production of 20 new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft for Egypt.

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SEATTLE, WA – Boeing in conjunction with Air China and Air China Cargo, announced today that the airlines will expand the use of Boeing’s Airplane Health Management system to monitor the in-flight condition of the carriers’ Boeing 777 and 747-400 fleets.

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LONDON – Heathrow, NATS*, Singapore Airlines and Airbus have launched an improved departure procedure for the Airbus A380, saving even more fuel, emitting even less CO2 and remaining within the airport’s strict noise procedures.

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