Air Force to restart KC-46 deliveries next week; cracking issue resolved

By Vanessa Montalbano / May 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Air Force and Boeing have found a fix for cracking found on the structure of the KC-46 Pegasus, a top service official said today, following a Feb. 27 decision to temporarily pause all tanker deliveries until the issue was resolved. “We have begun the process to resume deliveries from Boeing and the first delivery is expected next week,” Darlene Costello, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, said today during a House Armed...

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