According to reports, the Air Force and Boeing were aware since 2018 that the KC-46 Pegasus could develop issues in the aileron hinges.

Newsweek has contacted the Pentagon for comment. The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner.

There are an insufficient number of KC-46 Pegasus midair refuellers, and the existing fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers are being held together by a spit-and-polish. If, as the Pentagon fears ...

The U.S. Air Force has recently paused deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft and launched a fleet-wide inspection on the 89 aircraft currently in service. This decision came after ...

Boeing’s troubled KC-46 Pegasus refueller is once again battling quality control issues. The US Air Force (USAF), which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new ...

The U.S. Air Force has announced fives bases as candidates for the next round of active duty-led KC-46A Pegasus basing. The bases include Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; Fairchild AFB, Washington ...

The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft will be installed at March ... in support of March ARB being an operating base for the ...

the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Starting on April 29th, the KC-46 conducted the first refueling test with a Travis AFB C-5M Super ...

Sep 8, 2024 Sep 8, 2024 Updated Dec 15, 2024 NEWINGTON — The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is ...

A fleet of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers has been grounded pending an investigation after cracks were found on two of them, The War Zone (TWZ) reported on Friday. TWZ said 89 KC-46A Pegasus ...