Boeing delivers fourth KC-767 tanker to Japan
Published 12:05 pm Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Boeing Co. has delivered its fourth and final KC-767 aerial refueling tanker to Japan, the company said Tuesday.
“Providing Japan with the fourth and final KC-767 tanker on-schedule and on-cost, as we did the previous two KC-767s, means a great deal to our company and our relationship with this important customer,” said Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space &Security.
The fourth tanker flew to Japan on Dec. 20 from Boeing’s tanker modification facility in Wichita, Kan. The KC-767 is a military derivative of the proven 767-200ER commercial widebody airplane built at Boeing’s commercial production facilities in Everett.
Boeing delivered the first three KC-767 tankers to Japan in February 2008, March 2008 and March 2009.
Boeing likely will offer a 767-based tanker to the U.S. Air Force when the Pentagon publishes its final requirements for that multi-billion dollar contract in the next few weeks.
