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Boeing 767 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Boeing 767, a widebody jet, was introduced at around the same time as the 757, its narrowbody sister. The flight decks of the Boeing 757 and 767 are very similar and as a result, pilots rated in the 757 are also qualified to fly the 767 and vice versa. Details on the Boeing 767 family of aircraft en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boeing_767   (1142 words)

Boeing KC-767 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Boeing KC-767 Global Tanker Transport Aircraft (GTTA) is a next generation military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft developed primarily for the U.S. Air Force from the Boeing 767-200. Boeing, teamed with BAE Systems and British Airways, has also offered the KC-767 to the UK's RAF for its Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft. Boeing received the first order for the 767 Tanker Transport from Italy in 2001 for four aircraft. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boeing_KC-767   (657 words)

KC-767 Common Widebody Tanker & Transport The Boeing 767 family of aircraft, specifically the —200C/F, 300C/F and —400C/F models, have been proposed by Boeing as a replacement for the KC-135 family of aircraft, and have been vigorously marketed by Boeing. The 767 Tanker/Transport is a low-risk solution that brings to bear the unique capabilities of the world leaders in tanker design and integration: The Boeing Company and Alenia Aerospazio/Aeronavali, which together have almost 2,000 new-production tankers and tanker modifications to their credit. The Air Force proposed leasing 100 Boeing 767 aircraft as tankers. www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/kc-767.htm   (1647 words)

KC-135 Stratotanker - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia It seems likely that the KC-135 fleet will be replaced by the Boeing KC-767 Tanker Transport, which was selected in competition with the Airbus A330 MRTT. Boeing's 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial Boeing 707 passenger aircraft as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker's is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service for about two decades beyond the present. encyclopedia.learnthis.info /k/kc/kc_135_stratotanker.html   (734 words)

'Sweet Deal' The 767 is a “dinosaur headed toward extinction” and the US military should probably wait for Boeing’s blended-wing design or buy Airbus A330. While Boeing may expect to have the large blended-wing aircraft flying in ten years, it would be much safer to bet on existing technology than on paper planes. Furthermore, the author mentions the blended-wing design by Boeing but doesn’t explain why he thinks it would be better to buy current aircraft models as opposed to leasing them and, possibly, waiting for the new-generation tankers. www.aeronautics.ru /news/news002/news093.htm   (1172 words)

kingcountyjournal.com - Boeing Country: Boeing awaits KC-767 go-ahead kingcountyjournal.com - Boeing Country: Boeing awaits KC-767 go-ahead Executive Editor John Tirpak said the Air Force depends on 544 KC-135s, based on Boeing's original jetliner, for 86 percent of its aerial refueling. Boeing's SEC filing said the company incurred contract costs in the deal that were deferred on the assumption a contract would be received. www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/139638   (600 words)

Aviation News Magazine - Boeing’s 767 Tanker Boeing started working on the concept of using a Boeing 767 as a tanker in 1999 when it assembled a team to undertake preliminary design development. The first customer to select the Boeing 767 Tanker Transport was Italy in July 2001. Boeing is keen to cite the type’s relatively soft ‘footprint’ in terms of weight, with it being lighter than the A330. www.airpictorial.com /pages/Boeings767Tanker.html   (1461 words)

MaconWaves Roche and Sambur have been under a cloud because of their association with the Air Force's effort to acquire Boeing KC-767 tanker aircraft. Boeing Co. probably will remain barred from seeking military rocket work until all the defense contracts overseen by a former Air Force official who admitted giving the company favorable treatment are reviewed for possible improprieties, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday. Boeing, headquartered in Chicago, is the largest private employer in Southern California with 36,000 workers. members.cox.net /maconwaves/archives/2004_11_07_index.htm   (2122 words)

HeraldNet: Airbus eyes Everett The tankers, which would be based on Airbus' A330 commercial jets, are being proposed as a direct competitor of Boeing's KC-767, which is based on the 767 airliner built in Everett. Boeing still feels the 767 would make a better tanker, she said, and still is hopeful of landing a deal with the Air Force. EADS is able to pursue a U.S. tanker deal because Boeing's $23 billion deal to supply it with 100 767 tankers fell apart after a politically charged investigation found wrongdoing involving Boeing's former chief financial officer and a top Pentagon official. www.heraldnet.com /stories/05/02/10/100bus_airbus001.cfm   (796 words)

KC-767 MCCAIN DEPLORES BOEING TANKER SCHEME 23 May 2003 -- I am extremely disappointed that the Department of Defense has approved the lease of Boeing 767 aircraft for use as aerial tankers, a profligate waste of federal revenues. U.S. Air Force - Boeing 767 Tanker Lease Explained On July 11, the United States Air Force gave the U.S. Congress a proposal to lease 100 Boeing 767 air refueling tankers, to address a critical national security need and to get an essential military asset quickly into the hands of U.S. warfighters. This is a great deal for the Boeing Company that I'm sure is the envy of corporate lobbyists from one end of K Street to the other. www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/kc-767-ref.htm   (467 words)

Boeing (defense procurement, defence acquisition, military purchasing) Boeing's latest 10K investors' report noted that the likelihood of KC-767 tanker orders coming in before the civilian 767 production line runs out had "diminished"; Boeing added that the decision to "complete 767 production" could come before the end of the 2006 calendar year. Boeing is already under contract to build the first three satellites for the WGS system, a multi-spacecraft constellation designed to do exactly what its name implies, and provide much-needed bandwidth-anywhere capacity for US forces. The Boeing Co. in Ridley Park, PA recently received a $24.4 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for an undefined number of CH-47F Chinook New Build Aircraft. www.defenseindustrydaily.com /boeing/index.php   (2259 words)

Air Force Times - News - More News. In July 2001, Boeing won a contract to build four 767 tankers for the Italian Air Force. Clancy said the digital communications capability on board the 767 will turn the tanker into a “cell phone tower in the sky,” sending and receiving digital data from a variety of sources. After investing millions of dollars of company money, Boeing executives say they have developed a new class of aerial refueling tankers that will do much more than just fill the gas tanks of other aircraft. www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1310576.php   (396 words)

HeraldNet: Boeing says it may halt 767 line Boeing is running out orders for 767s, and the Air Force is months away from deciding what to do about a its aging KC-135 tanker fleet. But the government could be forced to buy A330 tankers if Boeing doesn't have 767s available, he said. The 767 line in Everett is likely to shut down soon, the Boeing Co.'s new chief executive warned investors Wednesday. www.heraldnet.com /stories/05/03/11/100loc_boeing001.cfm   (576 words)

AIA News & Events The high-speed boom on the back of a Boeing KC 767 A tanker aircraft cuts an interesting pattern agains the Le Bourget sky at the International Paris Air Show Wednesday. Boeing also showcased a 747 freighter model built for China Airlines, with the nose in the open cargo-loading position. In the background is a Boeing 747 freighter built for China Airlines. www.aia-aerospace.org /aianews/features/paris05/paris05.cfm   (700 words)

Boeing to Airbus: Bring it on He has the bigger plane on offer, the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport, which carries a larger payload of fuel to offload compared with Boeing's KC-767, which was on static display in Italian Air Force livery at Le Bourget. Boeing's greatest challenge may be in a place one might least suspect; her name is Anna Léa Lesage, 20. The battle between EADS/Airbus and Boeing starts on the commercial aviation side and spills over into the military side where crucial decisions must be reached in the near term involving future tanker sales worth $23.5 billion to the U.S. military. seattlepi.nwsource.com /opinion/229428_parisairshow22.html   (943 words)

Mossback: Boeing 7$7 (Seattle Weekly) Though Boeing agreed to trim the lease price by $2 billion, the total cost to taxpayers, according to the General Accounting Office, could be in the $20 billion to $30 billion range over six years. And that's important because Boeing is now pitting states against one another to compete for the right to assemble the new 7E7a bidding process designed to squeeze the most giveaways from desperate state governments. This was the very kind of desperation Boeing sought to induce by shifting to a global strategy and moving its headquarters. www.seattleweekly.com /news/0323/news-mossback.php   (958 words)

CatiaWorld News A tanker derived from the Airbus 330 has been chosen over Boeing's KC-767 in the last competitions in which they were involved, said Ralph Crosby, chief executive of EADS North America holding company. Earlier this month, Congress killed a proposed $23.5 billion Air Force plan to lease and buy 100 Boeing KC-767 tankers, which are used to fuel warplanes in flight, returning any such acquisition to square one of a standard process. Boeing had no immediate comment on Camus's comments, made at a grand opening of a plant that will employ 100 to manufacture, assemble and customize Eurocopter aircraft. www.catiaworld.com /cwnews/view.asp?msgID=1370   (457 words)

Finmeccanica Le Bourget 2005 The Boeing KC-767 is the low-risk solution that brings to bear the unique capabilities of the world leaders in tanker design and integration: The Boeing Company and Alenia Aeronautica/Aeronavali who, together, have almost 2,000 new production tankers and tanker modifications to their credit. The new KC-767 combines the demonstrated performance of the 767 commercial transport with proven, fully integrated tanker systems. Alenia Aeronautica participates as risk sharing partner in the realisation of the 787 Dreamliner, the new Boeing commercial aircraft for the middle of the market. www.finmeccanica.it /lebourget2005/aereonautics.html   (1488 words)

www.GovExec.com - Senate budget chief defends Air Force tanker leasing plan (3/24/04) Roche noted that while the current KC-767 plan is on hold, the Air Force has not rejected the plan to lease 20 and buy 80 of the Boeing aircraft. The Air Force's current plan to lease 20 Boeing aircraft and purchase as many as 80 through traditional procurement means was stalled earlier this year while a series of government reviews are completed. Roche said the Air Force would have had "something like 80 planes" available by 2010 under the original plan to lease all 100 Boeing aircraft. www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0304/032404cdpm.htm   (480 words)

Wichita Business Journal: Boeing rolls out KC-767 tanker - 2005-02-24 Boeing (NYSE: BA) had a proposed lease with the U.S. Air Force for 100 KC-767s, but that deal fell apart due to Congressional criticism after the company was hit with a job-for-work scandal. The tanker is the first of four KC-767s ordered by the Italian Air Force. But commercial orders for the 767 are drying up and CEO Harry Stonecipher says a decision on shutting down the production line will be made by the middle of this year. wichita.bizjournals.com /wichita/stories/2005/02/21/daily33.html   (557 words)

OMB, Pentagon OK $16B Price For KC-767 Tanker Lease A $16 billion U.S. Air Force plan to lease 100 Boeing KC-767 tankers for six years gained support May 23 from the Defense Department and the White House, and now heads to Congress for a brief review process. "This is a great deal for the Boeing Company that I'm sure is the envy of corporate lobbyists from one end of K Street to the other," McCain said in a statement released hours after the Pentagon announced its approval. After nearly 14 months of negotiations that cut $2 billion from the Boeing Co.'s original asking price, the Pentagon's Lease Review Panel approved the lease at a rate of $138 million per aircraft, which includes a $7 million financing charge. www.aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/omb05273.xml   (636 words)

Luchtzak Aviation Forums Latest aviation news U.S. Air Force to operate KC-767's (Boeing B767-tankers) - Airbus, Boeing, Concorde, Dash, Embraer... The ABC of aviation... U.S. Air Force to operate KC-767's (Boeing B767-tankers) - Airbus, Boeing, Concorde, Dash, Embraer... I can understand that Boeing is happy, but the tanker contract also was heavily attacked by critics who called it nothing more than a shameless and expensive bailout of Boeing. As this package now goes to Congress for review, Boeing is pleased that both objectives have been accomplished. www.luchtzak.be /postt433.html   (592 words)

FLUG REVUE update: Week ending 29 May 2005 Boeing is scheduled to deliver the aircraft to the Italian Air Force in Spring 2006. Boeing and Japan Aircraft Development Corporation (JADC), representing its three Japanese 787 structure partners -- Fuji Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries -- have signed formal contracts detailing their work agreements for the all-new 787 Dreamliner. Boeing and Air France announced an agreement to turn three 747-400 airplanes into full freighter configuration as part of the Boeing 747-400 Special Freighter program. www.flug-revue.rotor.com /FRNews1/FRNews05/FR050529.htm   (7667 words)

The Boeing Company :: Boeing Rolls Out First KC-767 Tanker for Italian Air Force A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. "Boeing is proud to produce this completely new aerial refueling aircraft," said Jim Albaugh, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems president and CEO. The aircraft unveiled at the ceremony is the first of four tankers being built for the Italian Air Force, and is scheduled for delivery in April 2006 after completion of flight testing and certification. sev.prnewswire.com /aerospace-defense/20050224/CGTH04024022005-1.html   (415 words)

Government faults top Boeing managers - U.S. Business - MSNBC.com In July 2003, Boeing, the Pentagon's No. 2 supplier, was stripped of about $1 billion in launch contracts and three of its units were suspended from bidding for new rocket launches after employees were found to have obtained rival Lockheed Martin Corp. trade secrets during a 1990s rocket competition. Druyun was sentenced to nine months in federal prison on Oct. 1 after admitting she had improperly steered billions of dollars in contracts to Boeing before joining the company as a $250,000-a-year vice president. It could also hurt Boeing's hopes to restore quickly an image stained by ethical lapses in dealings with the Pentagon, its biggest client, and prolong a suspension from new Air Force rocket launch business. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6988459   (669 words)

Professional Responsibility in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin Events Surrounding the Boeing KC-767 Tanker Leasing Contract Abstract: Boeing was awarded a contract to lease 100 aerial tankers to the Air Force. Amid this scrutiny, Boeing faced accusations that it had engaged in unethical and illegal activities to win the contract. www.me.utexas.edu /department/ethics.shtml   (594 words)

BW Online July 21, 2003 It's No Bailout, Says Boeing "Inside Boeing (BA)'s sweet deal" (Government, July 7), on the Air Force proposal to lease 100 Boeing KC-767 tankers, asks whether the leasing program is a "stealth bailout by the military or just smart business on both sides." It's no bailout and far more than just smart business. Boeing has already invested hundreds of millions of dollars to develop this modern aircraft, eliminating the need for a huge up-front government investment typical of other military procurements. From the earliest stages, the Air Force and Boeing Co. have been entirely clear that there would be no lease unless it was in the best interests of the American taxpayer and fulfilled a pressing need of our military. www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/03_29/c3842026_mz004.htm   (1048 words)

General Electric : GE's CF6 Engines Play Large Role in Military Aviation Worldwide The Italian Air Force has ordered CF6-80C2 engines to power four Boeing KC-767 tanker transport aircraft. The GEnx is the next-generation engine designed to meet or exceed Boeing's aggressive performance targets for its new twin-engine 7E7 Dreamliner. The USAF also selected the CF6-80C2 to power the new YAL-1A Attack Laser made by Boeing. www.ge.com /stories/en/20240.html?category=Product_Business   (506 words)

MilitaryWeek.com: War Intelligence archive Airbus is energetically marketing the A310 MRTT as a versatile and inexpensive alternative to the Boeing 767 and A330 tankers.' Boeing argues that because of its smaller size and limited range, the A400M is not in direct competition with its hulking C-17 but with Lockheed Martin Corp.'s smaller C-130. Boeing, based in Chicago, will offer its F-18 jet, the senior vice president, Thomas Pickering, said in an interview last week at the Bangalore airshow organized by the Indian Defense Ministry. militaryweek.com /archived-intell.shtml   (14935 words)

Ada 2005 Strengthens Ada’s Safety-Critical Muscles COTS Journal The new proposed standard, which is referred to as Ada 2005, incorporates another decade of experience in using Ada to build large safety-critical systems, for example the onboard avionics control of the Boeing 777, and also a decade of research in language design. Although the DoD no longer requires specific languages, and thus did not fund the new revision, major work was again invested, this time provided by the Ada vendor and user community, with some sponsorship by the Ada Resource Association (an industry trade group). The new language is not yet officially standardized, but the technical work is complete, and formal standardization is expected sometime next year. www.cotsjournalonline.com /home/article.php?id=100424   (734 words)

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