Aircraft
KC-46 Tanker Gains FAA Approval
The delayed KC-46A Pegasus tanker program has moved one step closer to its first delivery with the receipt of an STC from the FAA
In 2002, the U.S. Air Force selected a Boeing 'KC-767' tanker to begin the replacement of the elderly KC-135. After 16 years of controversy, the 767-based KC-46A Pegasus is on the final approach to its first hand-over. (photo: Boeing)
In 2002, the U.S. Air Force selected a Boeing 'KC-767' tanker to begin the replacement of the elderly KC-135. After 16 years of controversy, the 767-based KC-46A Pegasus is on the final approach to its first hand-over. (photo: Boeing)

Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker—the aircraft intended to replace the veteran KC-135 Stratotanker in U.S. Air Force service—has been granted FAA approval, the company announced on September 4. With the KC-46A having completed the flying element of the certification requirements in July, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Boeing 767-2C, verifying that it, and its refueling and mission avionics systems, meet FAA requirements.


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