Business Insider spoke to a boom operator about their responsibilities aboard a KC-135 tanker at a base in England.

House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to ...

STARTED ON JANUARY 7TH IN ALBUQUERQUE BASED COMPANY HAS BEEN DEPLOYING ITS FIREFIGHTING PLANES TO HELP COMBAT THOSE ONGOING FIRES. AALIYAH CHAVEZ SAT DOWN WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TEN TANKER AIR ...

Peeking out from under the wing of another firefighting aircraft, four scoopers sit at the U.S. Forest Service’s Santa Maria Air Tanker Base ready to respond if needed Friday. Credit: Janene Scully / ...

Chris Holm went to work for Neptune Aviation on June 15, 1998, fighting wildfires from the air - just as he had on the ground for years before. There was a difference, though. Had Holm been killed ...

A massive new tanker is revitalizing the Air Force's refueling fleet, and a site survey team pondering whether to choose Topeka to house some of those planes is expected to visit Forbes Field Air ...

The newly renovated Santa Maria Air Tanker Base includes a second-floor operations room and upgraded ground facilities to support faster aircraft turnaround and expanded aerial firefighting efforts.

The Indian Air Force is poised to finalise a significant deal with Israel Aircraft Industries for six mid-air refuelling ...

Tucked behind Durango-La Plata County Airport lies the Durango Airtanker base – a hot swath of asphalt that for the past several weeks was home to three very special airplanes. The three repurposed ...