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Boeing might find another customer for its (KC-46A) 767-based aerial tankers
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/12/02/2925862/boeing-may-find-another-customer.htmlBoeing might find another customer for its 767-based aerial tankers
By John Gillie
Staff writer
December 2, 2013 Updated 17 hours ago
The spin-off sales that Boeing hoped would result from the U.S. Air Force's decision to pick the Boeing 767-based KC-46A as its next generation aerial tanker are beginning to materialize.
Israel is considering leasing KC-46As from Boeing to replace its older Boeing 707-based aerial refuelers, Flightglobal.com is reporting.
The KC-46A is a twin-engine tanker derived from Boeing's 767 airliners. After a long and contentious fight with rival planemaker Airbus, Boeing won the Air Force contract for 179 of the tankers to replace the KC-135 tankers which the Air Force now flies.
The KC-46A will be built in Boeing's Everett wide-body aircraft plant where the 767 has been assembled since the early '80s.