Air travel has never been one of the most inexpensive ways to travel, but as the cost of almost everything has skyrocketed in the past couple of years, airlines have made the effort to keep some airfares as low as possible. While many may believe that US legacy carriers always charge the most, these airlines have come to realize the potential threat that budget carriers pose on the market. As a result, all three big carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have introduced new fare classes known as budget economy. The airfare undoubtedly saves travelers money as it is the cheapest ticket, but it comes with restrictions compared to a standard economy ticket.
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Video: The KC-45 (A330 MRTT) – How Boeing Won A Contract First Given To Airbus
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- January 8, 2025
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February 29th, 2008. It was the day that Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that it had been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide the KC-45A aerial refueling tanker for the KC-135 tanker replacement program. Most notably, this jet would be based on the A330 commercial airframe, produced by EADS – which, these days, would be Airbus’ Defence and Space division.Unfortunately, the celebrations wouldn’t last long for Airbus and Northrop Grumman.Just days later, Boeing would launch a full-scale counteroffensive to convince the Air Force that it had selected the wrong aircraft. In the end, Boeing was successful in overturning the Northrop Grumman deal, having its 767-based tanker win instead. It’s been quite awhile since this whole ordeal took place – long before our website and YouTube channels existed. So we thought it would be interesting to take a look back for today’s video!