Originally Posted by
rattman
I heard depends on where you are, the NC plants that are not unionised the pay is pretty bad, on the other hand everett which is still unionised the pay/conditions and the quality of the planes are better
All KC-46s are built in Everett, so that pretty much blows that argument (both major assembly and tanker conversion work). I don't believe there is any meaningful KC-46 content from NC.
Without rehashing hundreds of previous posts, the MRTT doesn't come close to meeting the mandatory USAF requirements (neither did the KC-767 - which is why the KC-46 development was such a huge task). The MRTT would need a massive redesign before it could be considered a viable replacement.
Or is it being advocated to replace a non-compliant Boeing offering with a non-compliant Airbus offering?
