Boeing i skuddet - A&SF

 Dette fordi de gikk for "buy American". Airbus hadde et bedre produkt, noe som har blitt tydelig i ettertid. (Red.)

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Inside Boeing’s Plans to Fix Its Troubled KC-46A Tanker Breaking Defense In the wake of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus topping $7 billion in losses, company officials have been eager to stem the tide of the tanker’s long-running woes—and resolve several critical issues that pose risks to its operations. ... Work to address the tanker’s predicaments starts in the Seattle suburb of Everett, Wash., where Boeing builds the commercial 767 and converts it into the KC-46A tanker. In a recent tour of these facilities, Breaking Defense spoke with company officials about how they plan to fix several of the tanker’s pressing issues, as well as how the aircraft can evolve for future missions.