Air Force One to drone tankers: Boeing’s defense program hit with cost overruns
Boeing’s latest quarterly report has revealed significant losses in the company’s Defense sector, primarily due to fixed price…
Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
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USAF KC-46A conducts first air refueling of CV-22 Osprey
A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-46A Pegasus refueled a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to the…
USAF crew completes 24.2-hour flight in Boeing KC-46 tanker
A crew of the U.S. Air Force 22nd Air Refueling Wing conducted a 24.2-hour flight on a KC-46A…
USAF KC-46A carries out first foreign aircraft refueling
A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus of the United States Air Force (USAF) refueled several F-18 Hornets belonging to the…
Boeing paid $400M charge for KC-46 in 2021
Boeing disclosed $402 million pre-tax in charges for the troubled KC-46A Pegasus tanker in 2021. While less costly…
Boeing KC-46 gets USAF approval to begin limited refueling missions
The Boeing KC-46A aerial tanker got a green light from the US Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC)…
How the KC-46 Pegasus became another 737 MAX for Boeing
US Air Force’s new Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker garnered some minor attention lately.In mid-June 2021, the USAF announced…
New cost overruns to hit Boeing KC-46 due to more flaws
Boeing will have to fix two more Category I deficiencies in the US Air Force’s new KC-46 aerial…
Boeing reports new $275M charge on KC-46, overruns exceed contract
In its Q4 2020 earnings Boeing reported a new $275 million charge on KC-46 Pegasus, the troubled aerial…
USAF ups Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker order to nearly 100
Boeing has announced a contract by the US Air Force for another 15 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft,…
USAF orders 12 more KC-46 tankers from Boeing
Boeing received an additional order for 12 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling and transport aircraft from the United States…
No fix before months for KC-46 Pegasus cargo issue
The KC-46 Pegasus is banned from transporting cargo and personnel due to a safety deficiency. While the problem…
Boeing and Airbus to compete again for USAF tanker modernization
The United States Air Force is ready to move forward with the second program aimed at renewing its…
Meta Aerospace to fill in for Boeing KC-46 Pegasus deficiencies
Meta Aerospace announced it received the first of four former Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Boeing KC-135R…
US Air Force retires KC-10 Extender, making way for Boeing KC-46
A first McDonnell-Douglas KC-10A Extender was flown to the Davis Monthan storage facility in Arizona. The U.S. Air…
Boeing to receive $882 million in withheld USAF payments
The United States Air Force has reached two agreements with Boeing, one regarding the final corrections to the…
U.S. Air Force reports new Boeing KC-46 critical deficiency
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker is marred by yet another technical problem. The United States Air Force has…
Flawed Boeing KC-46A tanker catches Israel interest
The State Department officially informed the Congress of its intention to proceed with the sale of 8 Boeing…