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Bjorn’s Corner: USAF Tanker program

By Bjorn Fehrm 25 September 2015, ©. Leeham Co: When Scott Hamilton asked me to give my view on his article “Pontifications: Duelling refuelling tankers” I accepted. I was not involved in the project and was only following… Read More

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 Posted on September 24, 2015 by

 air force tanker, Airbus, Bjorn's Corner, Boeing, Boeing KC-X tanker, EADS, McDonnell Douglas, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Odds and Ends: CSeries timeline; KC-46A roll-out; China’s new airplane

CSeries timeline: Bombardier last week announced a third delay in the CSeries program, this time for as much as a year. This probably should have been expected. BBD originally planned a five year period between program launch and… Read More

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 Posted on January 20, 2014 by

 air force tanker, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney

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Odds and Ends: XYZ–Next USAF aerial tanker specs; Analysts on CSeries ahead of earnings

KC-XYZ: The USAF hasn’t even received the first Boeing KC-46A, which was the tanker award from the KC-X competition, and it has begun drawing up specifications for the follow-on competition, the KC-Y. The KC-Y is the second tranche… Read More

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 Posted on October 30, 2013 by

 air force tanker, Bombardier, CSeries, McDonnell Douglas

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Odds and Ends: 787 impact on Boeing; Pan Am Worldport follows the airline; KC-46A production

787 Impact on Boeing: Over at AirInsight, we write that the 787 grounding in the end has a small impact on Boeing. Find out why here. Following Pan Am into oblivion: The famed Worldport will be demolished next… Read More

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 Posted on May 28, 2013 by

 air force tanker, Airbus, AirInsight, Boeing

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