Boeing discovered cracks in the aileron hinges of two KC-46s which were being readied for delivery, prompting the U.S. Air ...

The KC-46 is a critical component in the Air Force ... the older KC-135 features a stretched fuselage, different engines, cockpit, wings and boom: in other words, it’s almost a completely ...

58 total The Boeing-built KC-46 tanker is a military version of the 767 commercial aircraft. It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker fleet -- some of ...

Now, there’s a new complication. Two of the Air Force’s four newest KC-46 planes have already developed cracks in their airframes, according to exclusive reporting from The War Zone.

Boeing’s troubled KC-46 Pegasus refueller is once again battling quality control issues. The US Air Force (USAF), which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new ...

A spokesperson for Boeing told Newsweek that the firm was working with its customer to assess a potential issue on KC-46 aircraft. Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon for comment. The Boeing KC-46 ...

When Boeing delivers the last KC-46 ordered under the KC-X program in 2029, the average age of the remaining KC-135s will be 67 years old, Gen... Transcom Chief Pumps Up New Tanker Proposal is ...

A KC-46 lands at McConnell AFB, Kansas, in 2021. Credit: U.S. Air Force Boeing and the U.S. Air Force were set to accept the first KC-46s since before the company’s workers went on strike in ...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The US Air Force's newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Starting on ...