Boeing nabs $2.9 billion order for new Air Force refueling tankers

Boeing landed a $2.9 billion order from the Air Force on Monday for 18 KC-46 jets, the new refueling tankers based on its commercial 767 wide-body that completed Federal Aviation Administration certification last week.

The price includes two spare engines and five wing-refueling pod kits, the U.S. Defense Department said in a statement, and Everett, Wash.-based production is scheduled for completion by January 2022. The order marks the fourth production lot for the tanker, bringing the total number on contract to 52, the Chicago-based planemaker said.