Slow KC-46 Deliveries Challenge Boeing to Meet 2023 Goal

Brian Everstine October 18, 2023
U.S,, Air Force Boeing KC-46

KC-46 takes off from Boeing Field In June to be delivered to Travis AFB, California.

Credit: Boeing
Boeing has delivered four KC-46s so far this year, with no handovers to the U.S. Air Force since late August, as the company faces a deadline of less than three months to complete its promised 2023 total of 15. The continued delays of Pegasus deliveries mean the Air Force is considering steps to...
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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