Lockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)
Lockheed has laid out its vision for using U.S. facilities and supply chains to build new tankers for the U.S. Air Force.
Lockheed has laid out its vision for using U.S. facilities and supply chains to build new tankers for the U.S. Air Force.
Iconic and ambitious, the Airbus giant has been a passenger favorite, but a commercial disappointment.
The Air Force wants to buy dozens of new tankers to fill a gap between the last expected deliveries of KC-46As and a future advanced design.
The Air Force wants additional tankers as a ‘bridge’ between the KC-46A and an advanced future design currently referred to as the KC-Z.
The American Airlines Airbus A320 was buzzed by a mysterious “cylindrical object” at high speed as it traveled from Cincinnati to Phoenix.
The event, and the pilot’s reaction to it, are remarkably similar to one that occurred in the same general area a few years ago.
Photos of the bomb-laden transport prove the flight-test campaign for the mini-gunship is gathering pace.
A dozen aging Airbus and Boeing types are up for auction, although sanctions against Tehran make any potential deal difficult.
American officials now say the Iranian airliner drifted from the established air route through the area.
The Iranian Airbus made abrupt maneuvers, supposedly as a result of the intercept, that left some onboard injured.