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Boeing to Start Work on Air Force Tanker in June
The KC-46 is based on Boeing's all-aluminum 767 and will be built primarily in Everett, with assembly work at multiple Puget Sound locations
Boeing will begin work on the Air Force’s KC-46 tanker in June by laying down the first wing spar at its Everett plant, reports the Puget Sound Business Journal.
The plane is based on the company’s 767, an all-aluminum, twin-engine jet about the same size as the newer 787.
The Journal report was based on a speech Wednesday by Jim Eisenhart, director of business development for the 767 program, at the Northwest Aerospace Defense Symposium.
The Everett plant will gradually ramp up to two 767s per month in Everett, most of them being the Air Force’s refueling tanker and the rest to commercial customers, such as Federal Express.
The tanker will be assembled in several Puget Sound locations, with final fitting and construction of the fuel boom at Boeing’s Seattle plant.
For the Journal story, click here.
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