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Get over it and move on (Part 2)
A flurry of activity has been happening on the air force tanker front while we’ve been in Geneva, Switzerland, (working, not playing). Unfortunately, we think the activity has all been rather sad. In the aftermath of the World… Read More
EADS: decision within days on tanker
Update, March 29: Airbus CEO Tom Enders now says a decision will be made in two-three weeks. Original Post: Geneva, Switzerland: EADS will decide within days whether to pursue a bid on the KC-X tanker program, this column… Read More
Day 2 from Geneva
The second day at the Aircraft Finance and Commercial Aviation Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, covered a lot of ground but the most interesting for our readers is the skepticism over the prospect of re-engining the Boeing 737 and… Read More
Air India’s 787 penalty payment, 787 vs A330 efficiency
This article from India has an interesting reference to the penalties paid to Air India by Boeing (and what the airline originally wanted) for the delays of the 27 787s on order. The article also notes that Air… Read More
Configuration details on KC-767 emerge
As the world waits to see whether EADS will join with a new partner and pursue a KC-X bid after all, we’ve obtained some new information about the configuration for the Boeing KC-767. Boeing’s press announcement and illustrations… Read More
EADS may bid for tanker after all
Update, Mar. 19, 230PM PDT: Just when you thought this couldn’t get any weirder, Russia announced it plans to submit a bid to the KC-X, according to The Wall Street Journal: By PETER SANDERS In another twist to… Read More
Get over it and move on
In the three days following the withdrawal by Northrop Grumman from the KC-X tanker competition over its conclusion that the Final Request for Proposals for the USAF aerial tanker was irretrievably skewed toward the smaller Boeing KC-767, Northrop… Read More