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* The Air Force awarded Boeing Co. a maintenance contract for its C-17 Globemaster transport with a total potential value of $4.9 billion over five years, the company said. The C-17 is manufactured by Boeing in Long Beach.

* Delta Air Lines Inc. reached an agreement with Boeing Co. to delay delivery of some planes through 2009, postponing costs of $1 billion beyond 2006.

* UAL Corp.’s United Airlines confirmed that it secured new bankruptcy financing, which gives it more leeway to complete its Chapter 11 restructuring.

* Horsham, Pa.-based GMAC Mortgage Corp. said it would buy Anaheim-based Pacific Republic Mortgage. Terms were not disclosed.

* LA Inc., Los Angeles’ convention and tourism bureau, said Irene Y. Hirano had been elected chairwoman of its board for a one-year term.

* A plan by TiVo Inc. to let its users transfer recorded TV shows to other devices is running into opposition from Hollywood studios and the National Football League.

* An Orange County judge denied an attempt to disqualify the judge who ended the long-running dispute over Winnie the Pooh royalties in favor of Walt Disney Co.