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• Sofie Theresa

  
  North Atlantic Skyline — Authority: 121
  The Sofie Theresa is a regular visitor to Galway – one of the ships that keeps the city supplied with fuel. It was quite frosty last night,and I was in the harbour taking a few snaps when I saw the harbour staff preparing for the tanker’s departure. So I set up my camera on a tripod beside the lock-gates to ...
  19 hours ago

• Tanker: Déjà vu

  
  G2 Solutions News Review — Authority: 430
  John McCain raises questions on Air Force tanker contest between Boeing and Northrop U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wants answers from the Pentagon on how it intends to pick a winner for the U.S. Air Force tanker contract. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. on Air Force tanker program: “I am keenly interested ...
  1 day ago

• Gas leak from overturned tanker affects traffic on old highway

  
  The Punekar — Authority: 148
  Sakaal Times : Traffic was disrupted on the old Pune-Mumbai highway as a tanker carrying highly inflammable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) belonging to Bharat Petroleum (BP) overturned near Kamshet resulting in a gas leak on Tuesday morning. According to the highway police, the tanker (MH 06 K 4499), which was heading ...
  1 day ago

• EADS Continues Efforts To Gain Support Of Tanker

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 143
  It has been reported that EADS spent almost $200,000.00 last quarter on just tanker related lobbying . It is not uncommon for larger companies of all sorts to spend time in Congress working to support their programs and proposals. The KC-X contract being so important this effort will be even more concentrated. ...
  2 days ago

• Navistar To Provide More Trucks To U.S. Army

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 143
  The United States military has expended a great deal of logistics and support vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan. These trucks have taken a beating both from heavy use and enemy attacks. The Army has let several contracts recently to repair, reset and replace them. Yesterday it was announced that Navistar would ...
  2 days ago

• Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 459
  Somali pirates attack an oil tanker 1,000 miles from the coast – the furthest yet, the EU anti-piracy mission says. Read more from the original source:  Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker
  3 days ago

• Prediction: Boeing offers KC-767

  
  Leeham News and Comment — Authority: 513
  With Boeing and Northrop Grumman still in the Q&A stage with the USAF in advance of a Final Request for Proposals in the KC-X competition, we predict that Boeing will offer the KC-767 and not the KC-777. Here’s why: Boeing simply cannot afford another new airplane program right now. The KC-777 is only a ...
  3 days ago

• Two killed in Agra accident

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Agra, Nov 7 (IANS) Two men were killed and another critically injured when a speeding milk tanker hit their scooter here Saturday, police said.The accident occurred in the morning near the TDI Mall, close to the Taj Mahal, police said.The deceased have been identified as Haider and Shah Rukh, while the third man on ...
  5 days ago

• Boeings KC-X bid wont go hiking on Appalachian Trail

  
  The DEW Line — Authority: 581
  Boeing decided last week to move the second 787 production line to Charleston, South Carolina. As a primarily military aviation journalist, I, of course, immediately wondered what this means for Boeings KC-X tanker bid. (I apparently wasnt the only one .) The 787 move to Charleston potentially shifts South ...
  6 days ago

• KC-X RFP Questions And Answers Continue

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 143
  The U.S. Air Force put out a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) in late September. It has proceeded apace with the receipt of questions related to the RFP and putting out answers. The idea is that the type of questions received should help write the final RFP to make it better and get better proposals. The ...
  6 days ago

• Tanker Truck traffic and the Revive285 project

  
  DoraBlog — Authority: 116
  I attended the Revive285 public information open house last night at the Perimeter Center. The transportation planners and engineers were surprised when I pointed out all the tanker trucks on Longmire and Buford Highway on the aerial photographs – they didn’t realize Doraville had tank farms! We also discussed ...
  1 week ago

• Continental 18 Wheeler Rolls Over on 102 Bridge at Route 93 Exit 4 in Londonderry NH

  
  Londonderry NH net — Authority: 140
  A tractor trailer unit has rolled over just after 11:30 this morning on the Route 102 bridge over route 93.  This is a Continental 18 wheeler, it is leaking liquid asphalt at a rate of 1 gallon per minute according to Londonderry Fire on to the roadway.  State Police, Londonderry Police and Londonderry Fire are on ...
  1 week ago

• Its no tall tale: Worlds highest skyscraper in Dubai wont open …

  
  Dubai for Visitors — Authority: 152
  Dubai delays debut of tallest tower to early 2010. Read the rest here:  Its no tall tale: Worlds highest skyscraper in Dubai wont open …
  1 week ago

• Kansas Quietly Supports Boeing

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 143
  The Boeing plant located in Wichita has a long and distinguished history of supporting that company’s military programs. It is safe to assume that if Boeing does win the KC-X contract that some of the work will be done there. That means that Kansas’ leaders are very interested in Boeing winning the deal. ...
  1 week ago

• Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company

  
  Business. Event. Classified. UAE 2010 — Authority: 455
  ADNATCO is a national company which invites qualified UAE nationals to apply for employment in its headquarters and on board its ships. As a company which operates internationally and wholly depends on its activities worldwide to generate revenues, it provides a challenging work environment at the highest operation ...
  1 week ago

• Political furore after refugees drown on way to Australia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Sydney, Nov 3 (DPA) A heated debate broke out in Australia Tuesday over the government’s refugee policy after a boat carrying 39 asylum seekers sank in the Indian Ocean with 12 feared drowned.Australian rescue planes and vessels raced to the remote site in the Indian Ocean Monday, looking for survivors.A Taiwanese ...
  1 week ago

• Episode 71 – Flying with MayCay

  
  Airplane Geeks Podcast — Authority: 403
  This week’s guest is MayCay Beeler , a pilot, flight instructor, and TV journalist. MayCay joins Rob, Max, and David to talk about aviation news from the week, her flying experiences, and her recent article in AOPA Online,  Crazy for Canada, Flying the Governor General’s Cup International Air Rally . ...
  1 week ago

• Updating the KC-X competition

  
  Leeham News and Comment — Authority: 513
  While the drama over the 787 Line 2 siting dominated the news last week, there was some stuff happening on the KC-X tanker front. Boeing released this video about its tanker program. Note that KC-767 is shown with winglets, which in airline service are improving fuel burn by more than 4%. Northrop, meantime, ...
  1 week ago

• Northrop Grumman And EADS Keep Pressure On

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 143
  Northrop Grumman and EADS continue their preparation of the battlefield by criticizing the draft RFP put out by the U.S. Air Force a month ago. They believe that by focusing on cost as the prime discriminator in the award that it is biased against their possible proposal. In The Miami Herald article here there ...
  1 week ago

• 23 killed as boat sinks in Indian Ocean

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Sydney, Nov 2 (DPA) About 23 people were feared drowned Monday after a boat carrying 40 passengers sank in remote waters of the Indian Ocean.A search plane was launched from western Australia to join the search for survivors after a liquid natural gas tanker rescued 17 people spotted struggling in the water in the ...
  1 week ago

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