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May 03, 2006

Congressman Tells Airbus: You Want Tanker Contract? Give Up EU Launch Aid

Subsidy Battle Not Limited To Commercial Aircraft

A member of Congress gave Airbus a bit of friendly advice last week regarding the European aerospace consortium's bid to supply the US Air Force with a new aerial tanker: if you want the USAF contract, then give up launch subsidies from European governments.

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Air Force Helps Bring Smiles To Iraqi Children

"Operation Smile" Helps Kids Get Medical Attention

As they stepped into the large, gray military cargo plane, their eyes widened and their expressions were equal parts wonder and bewilderment. This was the first time many of the Iraqi children and their parents had ever flown in an airplane, and none had ever been in an aircraft as large as the U.S. Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III.

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