Spirit AeroSystems Inc. makes 100th delivery on KC-46 tanker program

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Spirit AeroSystems Inc. makes 100th delivery on KC-46 tanker program

Spirit AeroSystems Inc. on Friday celebrated a milestone on one of its most important defense and wide-body aircraft programs. The local supplier held an event at its southeast Wichita facilities to commemorate the 100th delivery on the KC-46A Pegasus tanker program. Spirit (NYSE: SPR) builds the forward fuselage section on the 767 wide-body, which its customer, the Boeing Co., uses as the platform aircraft for the new tanker for the U.S. Air Force.