U.S. Air Force aims to prolong tanker decision: report
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The U.S. Air Force wants to postpone   until 2009 choosing either Boeing Co. BA.N or a team led by   Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC.N to win a contract potentially   valued at $20 billion or more to supply air-to-air refueling   tankers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul  Wolfowitz vowed any new plan to replace the Air Force's aging  fleet of KC-135 mid-air refueling tankers would require  competition, according to a letter released on Monday.
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US Airways Group  may reach a decision this month on whether to proceed with an order for 20 Airbus wide-body planes or switch to Boeing Co.  aircraft, the carrier's chief financial officer said on Wednesday
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Congress yesterday barred the Air Force from pursuing a $23 billion deal to lease and then buy tankers from Boeing Co. and raised the possibility that European rival Airbus SAS could compete to build the refueling planes.
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WASHINGTON The Pentagon says it&#39;s reopening a controversial deal to supply refueling tankers to the Air Force, dealing a blow to Chicago-based Boeing.
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WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain called Friday for &quot;full accountability&quot; for Air Force officials involved in a controversial contract to acquire tanker aircraft from Boeing, accusing them of incompetence or corruption.
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Faced with &quot;significant&quot; challenges to its new military transport plane, aeronautical and defence group EADS has announced an &quot;action plan&quot; in an attempt to stick to its delivery timetable.
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Government forces through bill extending controversial refuelling mission
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WASHINGTON The Pentagon is reopening a controversial 23 (b) billion dollar deal with Boeing to supply refueling tankers to the Air Force.
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Supporters of an Air Force plan to buy 100 aerial tankers from The Boeing Co. insisted yesterday they could salvage the troubled deal, even as Congress moved to kill it and federal investigators continue to
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Northrop Grumman said yesterday that it would compete for a $40 billion contract to build refueling tanker planes for the Air Force, setting up a two-way race between the Los Angeles weapons maker and rival Boeing.
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The Pentagon plans to retire one of  the U.S. Navy's 12 aircraft carriers and buy fewer amphibious  landing ships for the Marine Corps as part of $60 billion in  proposed cuts over the next six years, The New York Times  reported on Thursday, citing Congressional and military  officials.
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The Justice Department is reviewing  the actions of three top administration officials over a $23.5  billion Air Force plan to acquire 100 Boeing Co. tankers,  documents obtained by Reuters Tuesday show.
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White House officials have asked the  Justice Department to determine whether Air Force Secretary  James Roche engaged in possible misconduct over an initial  proposal to lease 100 Boeing Co. BA.N refueling tankers,  sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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The Justice Department has been asked to review documents related to a proposed Boeing Co. tanker deal, including communications from Air Force Secretary James G. Roche, to address questions of potential conflict of interest, according to a source familiar with the case.
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Japan plans to postpone buying  next-generation fighter aircraft to replace part of its ageing  air force fleet because the United States is unwilling to  export its state-of-the-art F-22 stealth fighter, a newspaper  said on Monday.
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Three years ago, a state-appointed panel said finding ways to quickly get military helicopters and planes airborne to battle raging wildfires should be a "high priority." Yet, last week, delays launching aircraft revealed a system still suffering from communication and planning shortfalls.