The Air Force's interest in a potential re-engining of the B-52 bomber "has never been more serious" than it is now, Boeing officials told Inside the Air Force this week -- noting that the company expects the service will make a decision on whether to pursue the effort by this spring or summer. Boeing's Bomber Program Director Scot Oathout and B-52 Program Manager James Kroening told ITAF in a Jan. 12 interview that over the last three months, they've seen...