
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday reported lower net income in the second quarter, largely as a result of a charge disclosed last week for an Air Force aerial refueling program, but the results handily beat consensus estimates and the company’s sales were strong due to higher commercial aircraft deliveries.The $536 million after-tax charge for the KC-46 tanker program, which Boeing said last Friday would lop 77 cents per share from the bottom line, also resulted in the company reducing its earnings…