International Business News - Tanker http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Federal investigators said they're perplexed by the jet engine fire that preceded the fatal crash of an air tanker near Reno this week because there's been no known similar incident before with that type of aircraft. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/fed-investigators-perplexed-by-nev-tanker-crash.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:51:07 EDT A high-ranking Air Force official on Wednesday pressed the Pentagon to expedite the award of a disputed $35 billion contract for new aerial refueling tankers so the service can retire Eisenhower-era aircraft. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/air-force-general-presses-pentagon-for-new-tankers.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:37:25 EDT A jet engine fire engulfed the wing of an air tanker moments after takeoff, sending the plane rolling into the ground and killing all three members of the aerial firefighting crew, a federal investigator said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/official-jet-engine-on-fire-before-tanker-crashed.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:38:27 EDT A jet engine fire engulfed the wing of an air tanker moments after takeoff, sending the plane rolling into the ground and killing all three members of the aerial firefighting crew, a federal investigator said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/firefighting-plane-crashes-near-reno-airport.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:32:16 EDT A train slammed into a propane tanker truck in north-central Oklahoma on Friday, triggering a huge explosion that killed two people and injured a third, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080830/train-propane-tanker-collide-in-okla-killing-2.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:17:17 EDT A locomotive train slammed into a propane tanker truck in north-central Oklahoma on Friday, triggering a huge explosion that killed two people and injured a third, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/2-dead-after-train-and-tanker-collide-in-okla.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:31:08 EDT The CEO of Airbus parent company EADS said Wednesday that United States officials have changed their attitude and are now allowing--and even encouraging--competition from foreign companies in the aerospace and defense industries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/eads-ceo-us-encouraging-competition.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:55:49 EDT POSSIBLE DELAY: The Pentagon may miss a self-imposed deadline to award a disputed $35 billion deal to either Boeing Co. or Northrop Grumman Corp. for Air Force refueling tankers before the start of the next administration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/summary-box-pentagons-35b-tanker-deal-may-slip.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:38:03 EDT The Pentagon is in danger of missing a self-imposed deadline to award a politically charged $35 billion deal to Boeing or Northrop Grumman for Air Force refueling tankers ahead of the next administration. Boeing's recent request for more time leaves the Pentagon with even less room to breathe in replacing a fleet that dates back to the Eisenhower era. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/delays-put-award-of-35b-tanker-deal-at-risk.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:45:04 EDT Is Boeing on its way out of the Pentagon's $35 billion tanker competition? That's the question on the minds of analysts following the aerospace manufacturer's notice last week that it is considering exiting the highly contentious Air Force deal, if it doesn't receive an additional four months from the Pentagon to prepare its offer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/boeing-weighs-pentagon-tanker-decision.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:36:25 EDT A senior Northrop Grumman Corp. executive on Friday criticized rival Boeing Co.'s request to the Pentagon for additional time to assemble its offer for a disputed $35 billion aerial refueling tanker contract. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/northrop-exec-blasts-boeing-request-in-tanker-deal.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:19:45 EDT Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of a politically charged competition for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months from the Pentagon to assemble its offer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/114176-boeing-tanker-fight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/boeing-weighs-exiting-35b-tanker-competition.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/boeing-weighs-exiting-35b-tanker-competition.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:36:04 EDT Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of a politically charged competition for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, if it does not receive an additional four months from the Pentagon to assemble its offer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/114123-boeing-tanker-fight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/boeing-weighs-exiting-35b-tanker-competition.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/boeing-weighs-exiting-35b-tanker-competition.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:30:54 EDT Final guidelines will be released next week for the latest round of bidding on a disputed $35 billion contract to replace an aging fleet of Air Force refueling planes, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/dod-to-release-final-guidelines-for-35b-tanker.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:19:02 EDT A hazardous-materials team on its way to a drill happened upon an overturned methane tanker Monday whose crash cut off the main road and rail links between Alaska's two largest cities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/tanker-crash-closes-anchorage-fairbanks-highway.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:45:43 EDT A hazardous-materials team on its way to a drill happened upon an overturned methane tanker Monday whose crash cut off the main road and rail links between Alaska's two largest cities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/tanker-crash-closes-anchorage-fairbanks-highway.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:35:29 EDT Despite supporters' claims that the competition is biased against it, Boeing got what it wanted from newly released Pentagon guidelines for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, according to the chief executive of rival bidder Northrop Grumman. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/northrop-ceo-boeing-got-what-it-wanted-on-tanker.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:16:23 EDT Boeing signaled Tuesday it will remain in the competition for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, saying talks with the Pentagon were the start of a "continuing dialogue" over the latest round of bidding on the aerial refueling plane. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/boeing-signals-it-will-stay-in-35b-tanker-fight.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:43:39 EDT Boeing is slated to meet with Pentagon officials Tuesday over the latest phase of a disputed $35 billion tanker contract as the company prepares its response to what some lawmakers and analysts have said are new guidelines that favor the larger plane of rival Northrop Grumman. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/boeing-northrop-meeting-dod-on-35b-tanker-deal.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:51:19 EDT Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. on Friday raised its quarterly dividend 35.6 percent to $1.60. In the prior quarter, the company paid a $1.18-dividend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/nordic-american-tanker-hikes-dividend-to-1-60.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:28:52 EDT