US Air Force Accepts First Long-Delayed Kc-46 Tanker Jet

US Air Force Accepts First Long-Delayed Kc-46 Tanker Jet
A Boeing Air Force KC-46 aerial refueling tanker is parked near Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S., Mar. 26, 2018. Lindsey Wasson/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Air Force has accepted the long-delayed first delivery of the KC-46 tanker jet made by Boeing, an Air Force spokeswoman said on Jan. 10.

Delivery means Boeing could now begin to reverse what has been a steady stream of financial losses related to the KC-46 program, and a major public relations headache for the world’s largest aircraft maker.