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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Air Force 'disappointed' in Boeing tanker delays; issues cost Boeing millions

KC-767 (KC-46)Wiring bundle problems have pushed back the first flight of Boeing’s KC-46 tanker from this June to November, although the company says this won’t deter it from delivering the aircraft to the U.S. Air Force on time.

Boeing is working on a $4.4 billion contract to deliver the first 18 tankers by August 2017, just the start of a much-larger program for 179 tankers, and perhaps more after that.

Under the conditions of the contract any costs beyond $4.9 billion are Boeing’s and the company has already exceeded that and is absorbing the extra costs.

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