FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
An airman from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conducts a post-flight check of a KC-46A Pegasus at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 21, 2019. The first KC-46 is scheduled to arrive at Travis in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Pilot says KC-46 is ‘a dream to fly’
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE The last time Travis Air Force Base added a new type of aircraft to its fleet in August 2006, George W. Bush was president, Nelly Furtado had the No. 1 single and the first iPhone was 10 months away from hitting stores.
It’s safe to say things will be different in August 2023, when the first of its next batch of aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is scheduled to arrive.