Matters came to a head in September 2006 as Aeroflot's Board of Directors convened to vote on the Boeing contract.

Though both knew she was still handling Boeing contracts inside the Air Force, Mr. Sears offered her a job.

In July 1986 the Government awarded Boeing a $300 million contract to build two Boeing 747's for the Air Force's special Presidential fleet.

The Boeing contract for the XB-59 was canceled in late 1952 after the Convair company's submission, designated B-58 Hustler, was selected for development.

In the other, Boeing agreed to hire an Air Force official who was still overseeing Boeing contracts at the Pentagon.

It first flew on 3 February 1928, turning in a respectable performance and garnering Boeing a contract for 73 more.

The settlement also covers a second government investigation into Boeing's hiring of a former Air Force official who had overseen Boeing contracts while at the Pentagon.

On Thursday, the Air Force canceled a Boeing contract for an air defense system for Saudi Arabia.

The other involved Boeing's hiring of a former Air Force official who oversaw Boeing contracts at the Pentagon.

The agency said that the Boeing contract had been changed to delete "specific technical requirements" and that a new competition would be held for parts of the contract.