21.   But The Boeing Co. will not go quietly into the night at the last big air show of the millennium.

22.   Charles Manor, a vice president of news and information at Lockheed Martin, said at the Dubai air show the Pentagon had encouraged mergers in the military sector.

23.   Condit said he would like to see one air show held every four years, just like the Olympics.

24.   Day one of the air show was business as usual, with aircraft makers holding news conferences to announce orders saved up for the show.

25.   Even secession foe Sen. Richard Polanco, D-Los Angeles, signed on as a principal co-author of the bill, citing the air show as a reason.

26.   For example, Boeing announced more airplane sales during the air show than it logged in the first few months of this year.

27.   For his part, Heyworth was surprised to discover there are not many corporate sponsorships of air shows or stunt teams.

28.   For the first time, Cabinet officials have led American delegations at air shows and tout American weapons around the world.

29.   For the men who seize the sky, a homecoming air show was the best way to let go of a tragedy.

30.   French court officers highlighted these difficulties when they tried, unsuccessfully, to seize a Russian fighter jet at an air show near Paris last June.