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February 13, 2008

T-45 Goshawk Fleet Hits 800,000 Flight Hours

15th Year Of Service With Naval Air Training Command

This week, Boeing is celebrating a milestone for the T-45 Goshawk, the US Navy's jet trainer aircraft, which this week flew its 800,000th hour in its 15th year of service with the Naval Air Training Command.

"They Are Stretching Their Wings, So To Speak"

The chief of naval operations downplayed the low flight of a Russian Tu-95 over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the western Pacific Ocean.

Barring Something "Really Stupid" (Again) Bid Is Boeing's To Lose

As the Air Force continues to ponder its decision on a lucrative tanker contract, several analysts say the winds seem to be blowing Boeing's way. While nothing is official yet, word is that Boeing’s KC-767 is the favorite to win, over the Airbus-derived KC-30 offered by Northrop and EADS.

Named "Excellence In Aviation Research Award" Winners

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday the agency will present its 2007 Excellence in Aviation Research Awards to Professor Ian A. Waitz, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the United States Air Force B-52 Aircraft Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) Fuels Research Team.