MilitaryDefense a Bright Spot While Commercial Woes Pummel Boeing Boeing on Wednesday Jan. 27 posted dramatically wider losses in its fourth quarter and full year on a bevy of charges, mainly related to its commercial aircraft programs, but the defense…
MilitaryAir Force to Boeing: ‘Progress Needed’ to Solve Ongoing KC-46 Concerns NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Despite a variety of problems remaining to be solved – including a new Category-1 deficiency – the Air Force continues to push for the new KC-46A aerial refueler…
MilitaryBoeing KC-46A Moves Closer to Certification and Delivery Boeing expects to deliver the first KC-46A to the U.S. Air Force in October. The aircraft has completed more than 3,300 flight testing hours and has cost the OEM billions to develop…
MilitaryFirst Boeing KC-46 Pegasus En Route for October Delivery Nearly 17 years after the U.S. Air Force started looking for a replacement for its KC-135 Stratotankers, it will finally be receiving the first of its next-generation KC-46 Pegasus refueling tankers in October,…
MilitaryBoeing KC-46A Pegasus Completes Certification Tests The KC-46A Pegasus tanker, which Boeing is developing for the U.S. Air Force, has achieved a key milestone by finishing flight tests needed to obtain its second of two airworthiness certifications from the…