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Boeing to deliver 89 commercial and military aircraft by early 2025

Rodrigo Rott

After going through a turbulent period due to strikes and manufacturing problems, Boeing began to restructure itself. Among

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Italian Air Force Halts KC-46 Program Valued at 1,2 Billion Euros

André Ribeiro

In an unexpected decision, the Italian Air Force suspended the acquisition of the KC-46 Pegasus, announced in 2022.

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US Air Force signs multi-billion dollar contract for new batch of Boeing KC-46 tankers

Gabriel Centeno

Boeing received a contract valued at US$2.3 billion from the US Air Force (USAF), g more

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US KC-46 tanker flies record 36-hour mission

Gabriel Centeno

The US Air Force (USAF) conducted a historic mission with one of its new KC-46 Pegasus tankers.

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Italy selects KC-46 to replace its KC-767s

Gabriel Centeno

The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker will have another customer. After being acquired by the governments of Japan, Israel
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New US tanker flies with just one pilot

Gabriel Centeno

For the first time, a Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, the US Air Force's (USAF) newest tanker, flew with
KC-46 F-15E USAF REVO in-flight refueling

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Despite problems, Boeing KC-46 is cleared for global operations

Gabriel Centeno

On the 14th, the US Air Force (USAF) signed permission for the KC-46 Pegasus tanker to operate

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US Air Force studies KC-46 operation with only one pilot on board

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Despite the problems faced by the KC-46, the US Air Force is committed to improving

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US KC-46 completes record-breaking mission flying more than 24 hours

Peter Viana

The United States Air Force achieved another breakthrough with the KC-46A tanker. The aircraft performed its
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Boeing fined $402 million for KC-46 problems

Gabriel Centeno

Presenting its 2021 results, Boeing revealed that it received a US$402 million fine for problems

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Israel signs multi-billion dollar purchase of CH-53K helicopters and KC-46 Pegasus tankers

Gabriel Centeno

The Israeli Ministry of Defense signed on Thursday (30) a contract for the acquisition of 12 heavy helicopters

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US will not anticipate deliveries of KC-46 to Israel, key to attack on Iran

Gabriel Centeno

The United States Government rejected Israel's request to advance the delivery of two KC-46 refuelers

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KC-46 cleared to refuel AC-130, C-5 and other aircraft

Gabriel Centeno

The KC-46 Pegasus, the USAF's new tanker, received authorization to refuel the C-5M Galacy, AC-130J Ghostrider, HC-130J Combat
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LMXT: Airbus and Lockheed team up to offer the A330 MRTT to the US

Gabriel Centeno

Lockheed Martin presented on Friday (17) the LMXT, its proposal for the Bridge Tanker Program (also called

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Boeing will take more losses to deal with new KC-46 problems as USAF seeks buffer

Gabriel Centeno

More bad news for Boeing emerged this week: the US Air Force identified two more problems in the

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USAF performs Elephant Walk with nearly 30 large planes

Gabriel Centeno

Military personnel from Altus Air Base, in the American state of Oklahoma, conducted, last Friday (02), an exercise

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The Japanese Air Force's first KC-46 Pegasus flies

Gabriel Centeno

The first Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tanker of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) flew yesterday. The Japan

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KC-46 brought billionaire loss to Boeing in 2020

Gabriel Centeno

The KC-46A Pegasus tanker generated a loss of US$275 million for Boeing in the last quarter of 2020.
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