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KC-46 Tanker Could See Further Delays, GAO Says

Pat Host

Friday, March 24th, 2017

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KC-46 Tanker Could See Further Delays, GAO Says

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

There is risk to the current delivery schedule for the Air Force’s KC-46 tanker program due to potential delays in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification and key test events, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a March 24 report.GAO says prime contractor Boeing [BA] must complete over 1,700 test points, on average, for each month from February through September, a level that is more than double what it completed in the last 11 months. The audit office says program…

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