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Aircraft and industry. Boeing starts production of KC-46 tankers

Washington, USA - According to the company, the first 18 examples will be delivered by 2017

Boeing announced it started the production of the KC-46 refueling aircraft: the announcement was provided by Dennis Muilenburg, Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Defense, during Reuters' Aerospace and Defense Summit in Washington. "I'm not sure how many people thought we could execute the program when we started a couple of years ago, and we today have met every single milestone", Muilenburg declared,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1154874
Rome, Italy, 09/04/2013 13:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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