Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Tankers’
A KC-135 tanker sits on the flight line at McConnell Air Force Base. McConnell is one of four bases being considered as a future home for the Air Force's new tanker plane, the KC-46, in 2016. (Jan. 16, 2013). KC-135 tankers …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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“The Air Force's refueling tankers have a long history in Kansas at both McConnell Air Force Base and Forbes Field, and it is great to learn that this esteemed history will continue with the KC-46A tanker mission,” Sen. Roberts said. “Kansas …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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Roberts said the tankers give the United States military access to anywhere in the world when tensions flare up. The new planes would replace the aging tanker fleet, about a third of which is on the ground getting repaired at …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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“The men and women of the 157th Air Refueling Wing are skilled, they are war-tested and they have proven they are more than capable of handling the challenges of the new tanker ,” Hassan said. The new refueling tankers …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Wichita's McConnell Air Force Base has been selected to be the main operating base for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker . Members of the Kansas congressional dele. … Members of the Kansas congressional delegation announced Wednesday that McConnell Air Force Base in Topeka, Kan., was chosen as the first base to receive the new Boeing-built KC-46A tankers . Fairchild, the Spokane area's largest single employer, remains …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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Congratulations to McConnell on its tanker win. Wichita got a great, well-timed boost with today's news that McConnell Air Force Base will be the main active-duty operating base for the KC-46A tankers , emerging the winner in …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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When the Washington congressional delegation first suggested in 2001 the Air Force start replacing the Eisenhower-era tankers by leasing a tanker version of Boeing's 767 jetliner, Fairchild also was proposed as the plane's …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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The company was brought down by low rates in the tanker markets and by having over-expanded, particularly in 2007-2008, when it added many ships to its fleet. In 2007 … More Tankers Market Data. Imarex Tanker Futures …
May 22, 2013 | Posted in
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Yes, the forest service recently announced that it plans to issue contracts to seven “next generation” air tankers , including an 11,600-gallon Victorville-based DC-10 jetliner-turned-super tanker and a privately owned ex-Navy …
May 19, 2013 | Posted in
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A legal dispute has put the fate of a new fleet of air tankers —used at the height of wildfire season—up in the air. National firefighting contracts were awarded by the U.S. Forest Service May 6, granting deals to air tanker …
May 18, 2013 | Posted in
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