Refueling aircraft poses many risks due to potential hazards, such as jets, fire, and spills. Different types of aircraft fueling methods are used based on airport size, requiring proper inspection.

How Does Aircraft Refueling Work? Story by Jack Herstam • 1y. ... When this is the case, fuelers perform a more manual "gravity fueling" procedure.

No matter where you're going, commercial flights require a lot of fuel. Despite that, refueling in the sky isn't standard procedure for commercial planes.

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The Army has begun revamping outdated aircraft fueling and rearming procedures to make the process quicker and safer for service members in combat zones. The Helicopter ...

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based ...

Typhoons from the RAF 29 Squadron and all Italian Air Force’s units worked together to compare, develop and achieve a Hot Refueling capability.

Unlike air-to-air refueling, this procedure involves taking fuel from a fixed-wing aircraft and transferring it into a tactical refueling facility known as a Tactical Refueling Area. This is then ...

The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as ...

“Specialized fueling operations,” like that with the B-2, typically involve taking gas out of a C-17 or C-130 with a fuel truck, which in turn refuels another aircraft.

Fueling the aircraft yourself with self-service pumps is a way to avoid fueling errors and maybe even save some bucks over full-service fuelings. Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) reports ...