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NEWS ABOUT: fuel tankers

fuel tankers stories: 11 news summaries

German Officer May Have Misled US Fighters in Civilian Disaster

Gave false info to pilots in Afghan tanker strike

Sep 21, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just before 2am on Sept. 4, German Col. Georg Klein gave a two-word command—"Weapons release!"—and US fighter jets bombed a pair of tanker trucks in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing 100 Afghans clustered around them, many of them civilians. Although his tour has ended, the officer is... More »

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Afghanistan • Germany • civilian casualties • fuel tankers • International Security Assistance Force • German army • NATO troops • Georg Klein

 Dozens of Afghan Civilians 
 Killed In NATO Tanker Strike 

Blast hit Taliban-hijacked fuel tankers, triggering explosion

Sep 4, 09 4:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 90 people were killed in northern Afghanistan today when a NATO air strike hit two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban, setting off a massive explosion. At least 40 of the dead were civilians, said officials. Many more people are injured, and the local hospital in Kunduz province... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • civilian casualties • fuel tankers • blast • International Security Assistance Force • civilians • Afghanistan war

Boeing Looks
to Old 777 Model in Airbus Battle

Will re-tool tanker to compete for Pentagon refueling contract

Jun 16, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - With its 787 Dreamliner delayed, Boeing is turning to its 14-year-old 777 to compete with Airbus’ next plane, Bloomberg reports. At the Paris Air Show today, Boeing said it may make a new wing for the 777 in an effort to boost fuel efficiency, and will also showcase a 777-based... More »

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Pentagon • Boeing • Airbus • fuel tankers • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Airbus A350 • contract • Boeing 777

Pirates Free Saudi Tanker,
Get $3M Ransom

Ship headed to safety after November capture

Jan 9, 09 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - A Saudi tanker taken by Somali pirates in November has been freed after a $3 million ransom was paid, a pirate negotiator said. Pirates have left the ship, which is now headed to safety. The Sirius Star, which carried 2 million oil barrels and 25 crew members, was the largest... More »

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Somalia • Saudi Arabia • piracy • fuel tankers • release • pirates • ransom • Sirius Star

 Pirates Hijack Saudi Oil Tanker 

Ship loaded with oil is taken to Somalian port

Nov 17, 08 11:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Pirates flying the Liberian flag hijacked a Saudi Arabian oil tanker today, the BBC reports. The Sirius Star is now bound for the port of Eyl, Somalia, a common destination for pirates to unload their booty. Currently holding its full load of 2 million barrels, the Sirius Star contains one-quarter... More »

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Somalia • Africa • Saudi Arabia • piracy • fuel tankers • crude oil • pirates • US Navy

Pentagon's New Bid Rules Favor Northrop: Boeing

Bidding changes seen to justify previous decision

Aug 7, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon issued new criteria yesterday for the second round of bidding on its lucrative fuel-tanker contract, Bloomberg reports, and Boeing backers immediately cried foul. The new terms give bonus points to a plane that carries more fuel than the earlier guidelines, which Boeing officials and congressional allies claim favors... More »

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Pentagon • Boeing • Air Force • fuel tankers • Northrop Grumman • Department of Defense • tanker aircraft • government contracts

For Boeing, Warplanes Are Becoming History

After losing another big military contract, giant's defense role shrinking to bit parts

Apr 7, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Boeing makes fewer military aircraft and more hardware systems, its commercial and defense arms look increasingly like separate companies, the Seattle Times reports. "These are two legs walking in opposite directions," one analyst says. While airplanes continue to dominate its commercial side, the company, once a military-aircraft... More »

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Boeing • Airbus • fuel tankers • Northrop Grumman • Defense Industry • contract • airplane

Stunned Boeing Presses USAF to Explain Choice

Scheduled debriefing not soon enough for jilted company

Mar 4, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Boeing is calling for an “immediate debriefing” on the Air Force's choice of a foreign company to build its fuel tankers, Bloomberg reports. The selection of Airbus and Northrop Grumman is to be the subject of a scheduled March 12 meeting, but Boeing says that isn’t protocol. “... More »

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Congress • Boeing • Air Force • Airbus • fuel tankers • Northrop Grumman • Department of Defense • manufacturing • debriefing • Patty Murray

Tanker Explodes After Fall From Detroit Freeway

Blaze destroys nearby house, snarls rush-hour traffic

Jan 10, 08 11:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A tanker carrying propane exploded after falling 20 feet off a Detroit freeway during rush hour this morning and slamming to the ground below, the Detroit Free Press reports. The 75-foot fireball engulfed a nearby house, though its occupants escaped unscathed. The truck's cab, still on Interstate 75, burned too,... More »

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Detroit • fuel tankers • crash • truck fire

(Newser) - Israel is investigating reports that Russia will supply Iran with $1 billion in long-range fighter jets and aerial fuel tankers, the Jerusalem Post says. Israeli officials say the pact could be a partial response to a billion-dollar US arms deal with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. More »

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Iran • Russia • Israel • Middle East • Saudi Arabia • fighter jet • fuel tankers • arms deal

Boeing, Airbus Firefight at
Paris Air Show

Rivals for $40 billion
Air Force deal bring
out big guns

Jun 21, 07 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The battle between Boeing and Airbus soared to new levels of rancor this week at the Paris Air Show, where the companies are competing to supply the US Air Force with fuel tankers in a contract worth up to $40 billion. The open crossfire was unusual, the Wall Street  Journal... More »

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Boeing • Air Force • Airbus • Paris Air Show • Airbus A380 • Aircraft manufacturers • fuel tankers • rivalry • European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company • Northrop Grumman • Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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