While the Air Force continues to negotiate a lease of 100 767 tankers from Boeing, the service has officially asked for information on a possible Airbus alternative. Airbus North America Chairman Allan McArtor received the request in a Feb. 20 letter from the Air Force. "We are very pleased the Air Force has taken this step because it is clearly a move in the right direction as far as we are concerned," European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Co. President Gregory...
