The US Air Force has stopped taking deliveries of Boeing's new KC-46 air tankers because of ongoing quality issues. Boeing, which has already been forced to delay the rollout of the vehicles due to various setbacks, now faces further issues after inspectors found "foreign object debris" in the planes and reported other other areas in which the aircraft failed to meet quality standards. The US Air Force currently has an additional 179 KC-46 aircraft in service and plans to acquire seven planes as part of a program to replace its existing models.
The US Air Force has stopped taking deliveries of Boeing's new KC-46 air tankers because of ongoing quality issues. Boeing, which has already been forced to delay the rollout of the vehicles due to various setbacks, now faces further issues after inspectors found "foreign object debris" in the planes and reported other other areas in which the aircraft failed to meet quality standards. The US Air Force currently has seven KC-46 aircraft in service and plans to acquire an additional 179 planes as part of a program to replace its existing models.