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Air Force Says It Expects To Receive First Boeing KC-46A Tanker In October

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, June 20th, 2018

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Air Force Says It Expects To Receive First Boeing KC-46A Tanker In October

Modified 767 jetliners are turned into tankers at a Boeing plant in Everett, Wash. (Photo by Marc Selinger/Defense Daily)

The U.S. Air Force announced June 20 that it has reached an agreement with Boeing [BA] on a revised delivery schedule that calls for the service to start receiving its first 18 KC-46A Pegasus tankers this fall.Under the agreement, which was months in the making, Boeing will hand over the first refueling jet in October and the remaining 17 by April 2019. “The Air Force is looking forward to KC-46A first delivery and will continue to work with Boeing on opportunities to expedite the program,”…

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