A KC-46 lands at McConnell AFB, Kansas, in 2021.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force were set to accept the first KC-46s since before the company’s workers went on strike in September 2024, but a new issue with cracks has halted the plans. The service announced it decided to pause deliveries on Feb. 27 after identifying cracks in the “outboard fixed...
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