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Air Force

Boeing Begins Assembling Second KC-46A Tanker Aircraft

Monday, August 26th, 2013

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Boeing [BA] began assembling the second KC-46A aerial refueling tanker the week of Aug. 19 as workers loaded the aircraft’s wing spar into an automated spar assembly tool, according to a company statement. The event comes less than two months after the Air Force’s KC-46 program began to assemble the first of four engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) test aircraft. Boeing spokesman Jerry Drelling said Friday the first test aircraft will enter final assembly in December and roll out of…

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