Boeing accelerates KC-46 aerial tanker deliveries to Air Force

Serious problems with the Lockheed F-35 fighter jet and the Boeing KC-46 refueling tanker continue to cause delivery delays and acceptance by the Air Force......»»

U.S. Air Force photo/Jet Fabara Continued delays on Boeing's new KC-46 aerial-refuelin.....»»

Boeing delivered three KC-46 aerial refueling tankers to the Air Force this month, bringing the number of deliveries for the jets to 11. The specially modified and militarized Boeing 767-airframe based jets that are built in Everett and flight-tested .....»»

Boeing said a refueling flight between two KC-46 Pegasus aerial tankers won the new U.S. Air Force jets supplemental type certification for being refueled by other tankers from the Federal Aviation Administration. Two of the 767-based military tanker.....»»

Boeing's new U.S. Air Force tanker, the KC-46A, has completed tests required for FAA certification. Now it has to work on getting deliveries to the Air Force ASAP......»»

Boeing Co. and the U.S. Air Force anticipate delivery in October of the first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker, settling a disagreement over timing for the much-delayed $44.3 billion program, according to the service’s No. 2 civilian official......»»

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Boeing Co. won’t deliver its first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker by month’s end as it had agreed, according to U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, the latest in a procession of missed deadlines since the company won the contract in 2011......»»

Airbus and Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday they are teaming up to meet a growing demand for aerial refueling from the U.S. Air Force, nearly eight years after the European planemaker lost an initial battle with Boeing ......»»

The U.S. Air Force will take its first delivery this month of the long-delayed KC-46 aerial refueling tanker made by Boeing Co , people familiar with the process said......»»

The firing of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has delayed acceptance of Boeing's new KC-46 tanker beyond December 2018. Deliveries were originally set to begin in August 2017......»»

Boeing Co.’s first aerial refueling tanker in a $44 billion program is scheduled to land Friday at an Air Force base in Kansas for a celebration tempered by what now may become a delay of at least three years in meeting its most important milestone......»»

Delivery of the first two KC-46 aerial refueling tankers marks a big milestone for Boeing. Now, the company gets paid for the jets after the program incurring years of losses on the fixed-price contract......»»

Boeing Co said on Friday it had recorded reach-forward losses of $2.31 billion related to the U.S. Air Force KC-46A aerial refueling tanker over 2016, 2017 and 2018, bringing the total pre-tax cost of the program to $3.6 billion......»»

The visit comes after the Air Force placed back-to-back orders for the tankers in January worth $3.8 billion. The presence of "Air Force 2" also created a buzz......»»

The massive 777X charge was just one of a string of production and quality control charges that totaled $8.5 billion and also hit the 737 Max and KC-46 aerial refueling tanker......»»

Airbus An Airbus A310 aerial tanker successfully underwent a test to autonomously refuel an .....»»

The jet maker shared a message with employees, saying it will restart defense programs involving the Air Force KC-46 tanker and P-8 maritime patrol and subhunter for the Navy because they're "essential" for national security......»»

The Boeing Co. and the U.S. Air Force have agreed on fixes to the remote-vision system on the KC-46A Pegasus tanker in a deal that includes a cash infusion to help the contractor begin the work despite financial impacts of COVID-19.  The Air For.....»»

The U.S. Air Force will release $882 million in payments to Boeing that were held back due to flaws in the KC-46 air refueling tanker, a Pentagon official said on Thursday......»»