This same engine is widely used in the civilian world ... to soldier on for longer than expected. Deliveries of the KC-46 are presently halted due to cracks discovered on aircraft being prepared ...

A new structural crack found in a subset of the Boeing KC-46 fleet should be fixed quickly, the head of Air Mobility Command said on March 20. The discovery prompted the U.S. Air Force to pause KC ...

Boeing has revealed details about cracks that recently prompted it to halt deliveries of KC-46 military tankers, while insisting the issue will not seriously disrupt the programme. Speaking on 19 ...