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Kalaeloa suggested to house incoming Marines

May 16, 2012 FULL TEXT No sooner had plans been confirmed for 2,500 or more Marines coming to Hawaii from Japan than Honolulu resident Dennis Egge suggested how to accommodate them. "Wouldn't it be nice if the Navy m...

-HAWKER BEECHCRAFT -Beechcraft T-6C Military Trainer Travels Around the Globe, Completes Successful Demo Tour

May 16, 2012 ENP Newswire - 16 May 2012 Release date- 15052012 - GENEVA, Switzerland - Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced it has completed a two-month, around-the-world demonstration tour of the T-6C T...

US Patent Issued to Thales on May 15 for "Flight Management Computer with Consideration of Approach Speed Constraint" (French Inventors)

May 16, 2012

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- United States Patent no. 8,180,506, issued on May 15, was assigned to Thales (France).

PANETTA ORDERS AIR FORCE TO TAKE FURTHER STEPS ON F-22

May 16, 2012 CONTACT: 703-695-0192 WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 - With safety remaining his top concern, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has ordered the Air Force to take additional steps to mitigate risks to F-22 pilots, Geo...

168th Air Refueling Wing Maintainers Keep Aircraft Mission Ready

May 15, 2012 The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: If you spend time with aircraft maintenance personnel for any length of time, you soon realize they speak in a language ...

AIR REFUELING WING MAINTAINERS KEEP AIRCRAFT MISSION READY

May 15, 2012 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, May 14 -- The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: If you spend time with aircraft maintenance personnel for any length of time, ...

AIR REFUELING WING MAINTAINERS KEEP AIRCRAFT MISSION READY

May 15, 2012 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, May 14 -- The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: If you spend time with aircraft maintenance personnel for any length of time, ...

168th Air Refueling Wing Maintainers Keep Aircraft Mission Ready

May 15, 2012 The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: If you spend time with aircraft maintenance personnel for any length of time, you soon realize they speak in a language ...

20 SOS GREEN HORNETS - WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO

May 15, 2012 The following information was released by Cannon Air Force Base: by by Capt. Larry van der Oord 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Special Operations Forces truth number four states, "Compete...

LAST RAPTOR REPORTS FOR DUTY

May 15, 2012 The following information was released by the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command: by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Gaston 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The last F-22 Raptor, tail number 4195, from Lockhee...

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Oklahoma (May 15)

May 15, 2012 ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Oklahoma. *** Oklahoma Inventor Develops Patent for Fuel Range for an Aircraft ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Calvin B...

Ex-Im Bank approves loan guarantee to support Textron's exports

May 15, 2012 The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) on Monday said that it has approved a guarantee of a USD350m loan facility to provide the funds to assist Textron Inc in the financing of the exports by two o...

-Wells Fargo administrative agent of USD375m financing to Aviation Capital Group

May 15, 2012

15 May 2012 - Wells Fargo has served as administrative agent for a new USD375m (EUR291.9m) revolving credit facility to Aviation Capital Group, the US commercial jet aircraft leasing company said on Monday.

Qatar Airways and Flexjet form alliance for more destinations

May 15, 2012 Qatar Airways has entered into a strategic alliance with fractional jet programme provider Flexjet to offer customers access to more destinations beyond the Doha-based airline's four North American gateways, Arabian...

Aviation Capital Group Increases Revolving Credit Facilities to $650,000,000

May 15, 2012

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) announced today that it has closed on revolving credit facilities of $650 million to increase its liquidity and provide for flexibility in funding its aircraft delivery positions.