PImail (Boeing/Aerospace) for 9/29/2010

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Boeing/Aerospace Boeing gets $11.9 billion contract to modernize B-52 weapons The U.S. Air Force Wednesday granted Boeing an $11.9 billion, eight-year contract for the acquisition and sustainment activities needed to support modernization of B-52 weapon systems. NASA shoots lasers at the moon NASA posted this picture of the Laser Ranging Facility at the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Flightglobal: NewGen Tanker draws on 767-200, -300F, -400ER The NewGen Tanker Boeing has proposed for the U.S. Air Force incorporates the wing and fuselage from the 767-200, the cargo door and floor from the 767-300F, the cockpit from the 767-400ER, a new boom and four large Rockwell Collins displays similar to those on the 787 Dreamliner, Flightglobal reported Wednesday. Museum of Flight raises space shuttle flag over Space Needle Seattle's Museum of Flight raised a space shuttle flag atop the Space Needle on Wednesday to promote its bid to land one of the shuttles after NASA retires the fleet later this year. Cathay Pacific, Alaska Airlines launch code-share deal Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific started selling tickets Wednesday on Alaska Airlines code-share flights for travel as of Oct. 7. Turkish Airlines gets its first Airbus A330-200F, A330-300 Turkish Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A330-300 and A330-200 Freighter Wednesday in Toulouse, France. Boeing gets $5.3 billion Navy contract for 124 aircraft The U.S. Navy Tuesday granted Boeing a $5.3 billion contract for 66 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters and 58 EA-18G Growler aircraft.   Wish you had current local news headlines on your web site? Add the Seattle P-I's FREE headline modules to any web page. Get the code here: http://www.seattlepi.com/onyoursite Click here to edit your topics Click here to unsubscribe

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