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par Beochien Ven 14 Déc 2018 - 12:28Bon, un acteur possible pour le futur des A330 MRTT.
Le fonctionnement d'Omega, et les contrats US
Bien décrit chez FG.
Seulement 3 avions en ce moment et en service chez Omega, mais les besoins de sous traitance USAF évoluent nettement vers la hausse... de 7 à 20-30 000 heures par an un jour !
Restent des KC10 et KC135 dans le désert, ou des DC10 à transformer ??
Défaut du KC10 et des KC135 réformés ... des "paniers", mais pas de "perches" possibles, à priori.
D’où l'attention particulière d'Airbus et LM.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/omega-to-compete-for-us-air-force-commercial-tanker-454368/
Schaefer says he believes that USTRANSCOM's identified 20,000-30,000h need would require between 17 and 20 tankers to fulfil. In response, Omega is looking at expanding its fleet beyond its current two Boeing KC-707s and one McDonnell Douglas KDC-10.
The company would initially bring into service KC-707s and KDC-10s, which are currently sitting in storage. However, to meet the command's need for boom refuelling – its aircraft are currently only equipped with a hose-and-drogue capability – the firm is also looking at acquiring additional tankers.
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That is a point acknowledged by USTRANSCOM, which said in its June notice that it initially only wants 7,000h of capacity provided by commercial firms per year. The US government expects its experiment to be fully funded, but says it is uncertain if the commercial services contract will be a long-term effort, or a short-term solution.
Le fonctionnement d'Omega, et les contrats US
Bien décrit chez FG.
Seulement 3 avions en ce moment et en service chez Omega, mais les besoins de sous traitance USAF évoluent nettement vers la hausse... de 7 à 20-30 000 heures par an un jour !
Restent des KC10 et KC135 dans le désert, ou des DC10 à transformer ??
Défaut du KC10 et des KC135 réformés ... des "paniers", mais pas de "perches" possibles, à priori.
D’où l'attention particulière d'Airbus et LM.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/omega-to-compete-for-us-air-force-commercial-tanker-454368/
Schaefer says he believes that USTRANSCOM's identified 20,000-30,000h need would require between 17 and 20 tankers to fulfil. In response, Omega is looking at expanding its fleet beyond its current two Boeing KC-707s and one McDonnell Douglas KDC-10.
The company would initially bring into service KC-707s and KDC-10s, which are currently sitting in storage. However, to meet the command's need for boom refuelling – its aircraft are currently only equipped with a hose-and-drogue capability – the firm is also looking at acquiring additional tankers.
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That is a point acknowledged by USTRANSCOM, which said in its June notice that it initially only wants 7,000h of capacity provided by commercial firms per year. The US government expects its experiment to be fully funded, but says it is uncertain if the commercial services contract will be a long-term effort, or a short-term solution.
