U.S. Air Force Withholds Over $500m From Boeing for Tanker Flaws


By Tony Capaccio

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(Bloomberg) — Boeing has delivered 19 KC-46 tankers so far; Air Force withholding about $28 million per plane, says Gen. Maryanne Miller, the head of Air Mobility Command.
  • Air Force will withhold payments until flaws in refueling systems are repaired
  • Boeing hasn’t made necessary progress in fixing the flaws: Miller

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