Air Force again stops delivery of Boeing refueling plane over debris found onboard

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For the second time in two months, the US Air Force has stopped accepting deliveries of new Boeing KC-46 tanker and refueling aircraft after debris was again found in some of the planes coming off the production line

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"We actually stopped again the acceptance of the KC-46s because of foreign object debris that we found in some closed compartments," Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told Congress Tuesday. "We've got corrective action in place, including in some of those closed compartments to make sure that the production line is being run the way that it needs to be run," she said.

 

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Another customer that have not bought Boeing's safety software? 🤔

Boeing is failing right now. Time to replace the CEO

Better something now

Boeing is in BIG trouble...too much inbreeding with regulatory agencies.

Someone's cutting costs...

That is the problem of building war machines in Seattle these days!

Foreign Object Damage.......hello?

What is happening in Seattle? Get it together folks!

FloodsFlute

How does this happen?

Boeing come on guys

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