Incident prompts USAF to ban Boeing KC-46 from transporting cargo or passengers

Weekend Special | September 14, 2019

Incident prompts USAF to ban Boeing KC-46 from transporting cargo

The United States Air Force banned the KC-46 tanker from carrying cargo and passengers indefinitely after an incident revealed a new severe deficiency. The problem, so far noticed only in one aircraft, comes as another blow to the KC-46 Pegasus program, already plagued with technical problems that led Boeing to pay more than $3 billion in cost overruns.

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