'The Tanker Team proposes to re-engineer old Boeing 747 aircraft that are being sold by British Airways'
Really? Wrong company name, wrong aeroplane - but correct that they're old BA aircraft. Just goes to show how unimpressive TTSC's
PR has been when compared against AirTanker's. Allegedly they were really miffed when AirTanker arranged the A330/Tornado flypast at RIAT - even trying to get their invited guests into lunch early to avoid them seeing the flypast, I hear!
And as for 'But an adviser to Tanker Team said it remained convinced that its bid was the best.', I quote the words of Mandy Rice-Davies - "He would say that, wouldn't he".
A pretty lacklustre article for the Thunderer - but yes, interoperability is a key issue and the DGA have reportedly identified the A330-200 as the best potential AR/AT replacement for the C135FR.
And here's an article for you from the Grauniad on the subject:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/military/s...055065,00.html