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KC-46’s new locks undergoing FAA certification

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The KC-46’s new locks to hold cargo and passenger seats in place is now undergoing FAA certification, Air Force Magazine reports.

U.S. Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, load cargo onto a McConnell AFB, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019. The KC-46’s stop at Travis entailed a late-night load-up of life rafts for the U.S. Navy’s USS Port Royal among other routine cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)


Air Mobility Command said it expects to retrofit existing aircraft with the new locks starting from early next month.

At two planes per week, the work is slated to be complete by March 2020.

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