Originally Posted by
Jazzop
Do you know the operating cost of a civilian tanker? I don't. I'm pretty sure there is no such thing at the moment, so to know its cost is impossible. To assume it would be as expensive to operate as a military flight would greatly overestimate it, however.
I realize I'm dragging up an old post, but there's at least one civilian refueling agency:
http://www.omegaairrefueling.com/vms/