KC-46 Deliveries Still Paused; Boeing Hoping To Meet Overall 2023 Goal

A KC-46 at Edwards AFB, California, on May 11.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Deliveries of the Boeing KC-46 tanker to the U.S. Air Force are still paused amid an ongoing problem with the aircraft’s fuel tanks, though the company’s defense chief says he is still committed to meeting the overall 2023 goal. Getting to that goal of 15 aircraft this year means a lot of pressure...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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