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Thursday Dec 3 | Mass High Tech

Textron to redeem Series A, B stock

Rhode Island-based conglomerate Textron Inc. plans to clear out all remaining Series A and Series B preferred stock shares, redeeming them for cash or offering a conversion to common stock.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Providence Metro

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Post-Standard

Recession forces DeWitt foundry to adopt new ways

During one scary 10-day run in January, business at Oberdorfer LLC , a 134-year-old foundry in DeWitt, just stopped.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Flying, Life, Hobbies, Syracuse Metro, Syracuse, NY

Wed Nov 25, 2009

San Antonio Business Journal

Lone Star Aero earns nod from Lycoming

Locally based aerospace services company Lone Star Aero was recently named a Lycoming Authorized Service Center.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Providence, RI, Aerospace-Defense

Tue Nov 24, 2009

TheStreet.com

POLL: Which Contractor Will Profit From Afghanistan?

As the Obama administration continues to evaluate its next move in the Afghanistan war -- easily the most contentious and most fraught of its foreign-policy challenges -- a handful of defense contractors, many of them as contentious as war itself, have been vending to, and outsourcing for, the U.S. military for years.

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Related Topix: Outsourcing, Aerospace-Defense, Business News

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Reuters

Final chapter of an aviation flirtation?

Throughout 2009, United Technologies Corp Chief Executive Louis Chenevert's mantra was that the diversified U.S. manufacturer was a "willing buyer" with a $2 billion takeover budget and that all it needed was to find a "willing seller." Its deal last week to buy General Electric Co's security business for $1.82 billion answered the question of what ...

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Hartford Metro, Hartford, CT

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Aircraft Maintenance Technology

Carter Signs UAS License Agreement With AAI

Carter Aviation Technologies LLC of Wichita Falls, TX is announcing that they have completed negotiations with AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc.

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Related Topix: Wichita Falls Metro, Wichita Falls, TX, Aerospace-Defense

Wed Nov 18, 2009

AVweb

Textron Subsidiary to Develop Carter Rotor Technology

The Carter Copter folks have been developing their unique rotary aircraft technology for years, powering through setbacks and making slow progress, and this week they announced their first customer agreement.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Tue Nov 17, 2009

UPI

New head appointed for Textron Systems

U.S. defense contractor Textron Inc. announced the appointment of a new president and chief executive officer of its Textron Systems unit.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

AME Info

Cessna well-positioned for resurgent growth of Middle East markets

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 5 minutes ago Trevor Esling, Vice President, International Sales, Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Travel, World News, United Arab Emirates Travel, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Aerospace-Defense,

Mon Nov 16, 2009

AME Info

Cessna delivers Citation Sovereign to Arab Wings

United Arab Emirates: 40 minutes ago Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced at the Dubai Airshow the delivery of a Citation Sovereign business jet to Arab Wings of Jordan.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Aerospace-Defense, Travel, World News, United Arab Emirates Travel, United Arab Emirates, Middle East,

AME Info

Cessna delivers Citation Mustang to Egypt's EAA

Egypt: 39 minutes ago Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced at the Dubai Airshow the delivery of the first of four Citation Mustang business jets to the Egyptian Aviation Academy .

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Aerospace-Defense, Sport Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, College

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Motley Fool

Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?

David Gardner called it. Hea TMs up 1,334%! See what Davida TMs recommending that you buy NEXT.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Motley Fool

UTC's Got the Urge to Merge

It's the autumn of the market rally , and merger announcements are piling up like fall leaves.

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Related Topix: HP, Computers, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Security, United Technologies Corporation, Aerospace-Defense, Honeywell International

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Plastics News

Executive hints possible expansion at Kautex

In a speech at the recent Asia Manufacturing Forum 2009 in Beijing, an executive from Textron Inc., parent company of blow molder Kautex Textron GmbH & Co.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, China, Asia, World News

Tue Nov 10, 2009

PR-inside.com

AAIa s ESL Defence Ltd. Sells 500th Baringa Missile Warning System Test Set

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that its United Kingdom based strategic business ESL Defence Ltd.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Forbes Autos

Banner Manufacturing Profits Ahead

Many manufacturing innovators are leading today's economic resurgence, including Spirit Aerosystems, Precision Castparts, BE Aerospace and Goodrich.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Aerospace-Defense, Manufacturing, Rockwell Collins, Industrial Machines, Security, United Technologies Corporation, Honeywell International, Autos

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Mass High Tech

Struggling Textron finds success with drone planes

As the traditional revenue engine of Textron Inc. experiences a stall, sales of military drone planes sold under the company's Wilmington-based aerospace and defense unit are flying high.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Freshnews

Textron, Raytheon, DRS Recognized with Industry Safety Awards

Textron Inc. won two categories of the 2009 AIA Worker Safety Award, and DRS Technologies and Raytheon Company also took honors in the fourth annual installment of the awards, which were announced Thursday.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Manufacturing, DRS Technologies, Raytheon, Fort Worth, TX

Mass High Tech

Textron Systems

Textron Systems has appointed Robert Sullivan as chief financial officer, following the announcement of current CFO John Condon's retirement.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Providence, RI

Wed Nov 04, 2009

FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

Textron Systems names Robert Sullivan as chief financial officer; Condon to retire

Textron Systems Corp. said Wednesday that it named Robert Sullivan chief financial officer, effective Jan.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

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