Congress believed that unresolved engineering and performance deficiencies demand a throttle-back on that lofty number of new planes. The lawmakers have stated that extending retirement dates for the ...

The Air Force is operating the MCAS-equipped KC-46 without incident or concern; there is nothing intrinsically wrong with the software. But porting it to the civilian 737 MAX led to disaster. The ...

Boeing received an order worth $671.8 million from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to manufacture and produce KC-135 stabilizers. The contract will last six years and seven months until April 30, ...

Commercial aerial refuelling provider Metrea will in the coming days deploy its first Boeing KC-135 tanker to India as it gears up to perform an initial mission for the nation’s air force by the end ...

The U.S. Air Force’s renewed look at the future of its aerial refueling fleet is again prioritizing stealthy, new-build aircraft—provided the service can afford them. At the same time, the Air Force ...

Smaller business jet-derived tankers offer many advantages, but the amount of fuel they have to offload isn't one of them.

UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.

A fully-equipped KC-46A takes off Friday, Sept. 25, on the Boeing refueling tanker's inaugural test flight. Company twitter photo. Updated at 4:15 p.m. NEW YORK • The U.S. Air Force said on Friday ...

The RAF notoriously lacks a boom air-to-air refueling capability to support the Poseidon, and the simulated refueling with a KC-135 signals steps are ...