FAA issues AD to address potential Boeing KC-46 critical function loss
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing an airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potentially unsafe condition on… Read More »
Boeing to take charges to the U.S.A.F. KC-46 tanker program due to a supplier quality issue
Boeing will take additional charges to the KC-46 tanker program due to a supplier quality issue with the center fuel… Read More »
U.S. Air Force orders 15 Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker transport jets
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.3 billion contract for the ninth production lot of 15 KC-46A Pegasus… Read More »
Boeing KC-46 tanker’s boom issue will prevent A-10 refueling for years
Supply chain problems have delayed an effort to redesign the KC-46 tanker’s refueling boom, keeping the plane years away from… Read More »
U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker’s boom breaks while refueling fighter jet
U.S. Air Force officials are investigating a mishap that heavily damaged a KC-46 Pegasus tanker plane while it refueled a… Read More »
U.S Air Force might remove co-pilot from Boeing KC-46 tanker crews
Officials in the U.S. Air Force’s mobility enterprise are considering amending rules to allow just two crew members onboard the… Read More »
A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus from the USAF 22nd Air Refueling Wing flew for more than 24 hours
A KC-46 Pegasus crewed by Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing flew for more than 24 hours, establishing a… Read More »
KC-46 the right aircraft for KC-Y new U.S. tanker needs
Boeing stands ready to pitch the KC-46 should the US government hold a competition for a possible acquisition of up… Read More »