Boeing Confirms One-Month Delay To KC-46 First Flight (Updated)

By Courtney Albon / August 17, 2015 at 12:47 PM
(Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comments from the Air Force.) Boeing confirmed Monday to InsideDefense.com that a fuel tank erosion incident involving its first militarized KC-46 test aircraft will delay that tanker's first flight by "roughly a month." A company spokesman also confirmed that the incident, which caused damage to the aerial refueling line but not to auxiliary fuel tanks, originated with a mislabeled fuel substitute provided by a supplier. "The fuel substitute (supplied...

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