Boeing's decision to close its Wichita facility by the end of next year may be good for the company's books, but a senior U.S. Air Force official says it adds risk to its ability to execute the KC-46A aerial refueling contract.The Wichita facility was "well-suited" for militarizing the 767-2C aircraft, including adding the refueling equipment, owing to decades of experience, says Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the USAF's KC-46A program executive officer. Now, however, that work is being set up between Boeing's Puget Sound and Everett facilities, both in Washington.
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