In December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright (search) launched the first powered flight from Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, N.C. Soon afterward, the U.S. Army successfully tested the Wright Model ...

Extended Interview: Mark McGraw, vice president of Boeing’s tanker program Mark McGraw, vice president of Boeing's tanker program, expresses his dismay at the Air Force granting the air tanker ...

The Durango Air Tanker Base opened May 15 in preparation for what fire officials say is likely to be an “average” wildfire season. With a snowpack that barely peaked above 30-year median ...

But the tankers are among the oldest airplanes in the Air Force. The average age of a KC-135 is 55 years old; the "newer" KC-10s average 30 years old, officials said.

California's fleet of 22 air tankers was grounded Wednesday after one of the planes crashed while battling a wildfire in Yosemite National Park, killing the pilot.

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CA — The U.S. Air Force finalized its decision to station 12 new military air tankers in Riverside County, it was announced Wednesday. The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft ...

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- The first group of old, heavy air tankers grounded last month might be flying again for the U.S. Forest Service by July 4 if inspections begun Friday prove the planes are safe ...

Omega’s sole U.S. market competitor, California-based Metrea LLC, operates four boom-equipped ex-Republic of Singapore Air Force KC-135R tankers. In June, it refueled U.S. Air Force RC-135 and E ...

Similarly to the KC-46 program, the Italian Air Force is now looking for six new tankers, as well as the integrated logistic support. The investment will be distributed over the course of ten ...

A KC-46 Pegasus refuels the B-2 for the first time during developmental flight test over Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Apr. 23, 2019. The Air Force is rethinking its strategy for ...

Replacing its tankers has long been a priority for the Air Force, which still relies on the nearly-70-year old KC-135 as its primary air-to-air tanker. The Air Force operates 59 KC-10s and is ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-52 Stratofortess from McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., on Oct. 6, 2022. The Air Force has asked industry for their ideas on a future next-generation ...