The Air Force is working with KC-46 Pegasus prime contractor Boeing to speed up the new tanker's Federal Aviation Administration certification process by conducting some exercises in parallel -- part of a larger effort to overcome schedule delays and support Boeing's requirement to deliver 18 tankers by next August. Air Force spokesman Daryl Mayer said this week that earlier development delays in finalizing the aircraft's wiring and fuel system designs and qualifying its drogue systems have slowed Boeing's trajectory for...
