The US Air Force, which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new aircraft after the discovery of ...
Boeing discovered cracks in the aileron hinges of two KC-46s which were being readied for delivery, prompting the U.S. Air Force to launch a fleet-wide ...
The U.S. Air Force has suspended all deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers after cracks were discovered on two of four new aircraft. The USAF is assessing its entire fleet to ...
Service: USAF Propulsion: 2x Pratt & Whitney 4062 engines ... 58 total The Boeing-built KC-46 tanker is a military version of the 767 commercial aircraft. It is intended to replace the oldest ...
Services: USAF Propulsion: CFM International CFM-56 ... The Air Force plans to replace the KC-135 with the modern KC-767.
The Cotswolds base is regularly used by the USAF for the deployment of B52 bombers. Aircraft enthusiasts had spotted a Boeing 767 heading from Minot Air Base in North Dakota towards RAF Fairford on ...