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…
