The KC-46A represents the beginning of a new era in air-to ... by a camera system. The KC-46 was born from the KC-X program, for which Boeing submitted its KC-767 tanker proposal in 2007.

The first tanker was propeller-driven and today they are based on airliners (the Boeing 707 and 767), but this is soon set to ...

The 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow, set for Aug. 8 to 10, is slowly taking shape and it will feature the return of the ...

The KC-46A is a very capable tanker with self-defense capabilities. It can refuel most fixed-wing, receive-capable aircraft. Its refueling boom is driven by a fly-by-wire control system. The hose and ...

(KSNW) — Employees at Spirit AeroSystems will benefit from a new Boeing order ... vice president and KC-46 program manager. “This is another big milestone for our team, and we look forward ...

Boeing received net orders for 50 jets in November thanks partly to a new 737 Max commitment from Alaska Airlines and a deal for the latest batch of KC-46A tankers from the US government. That ...

“We appreciate our continued partnership with the U.S. Air Force,” said Lynn Fox, vice president and KC-46 program manager ... the Air Force awarded Boeing a contract to upgrade the mission readiness ...

The news that it has restarted ... MAX and 15 orders for the 767-based KC-46 tanker. Of the MAX orders, five were from Alaska Airlines. Year to date, Boeing’s commercial division received ...

Additionally, Japan became the first international customer for Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker in 2015. These partnerships highlight Boeing’s integral role in Japan’s defense modernization.

Combined, the world’s air forces operate in excess of 50,000 aircraft, with that number changing little year on year.

Boeing (NYSE ... U.S. Air Force's KC-46 program. TUI, a German company, canceled 14 orders, choosing to lease from BOC Aviation instead, which resulted in a net gain of 20 new 737 MAX orders ...