KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — More than 1,000 people participated in a Kadena Air Base New Year’s tradition on a gray Thursday morning — the annual FOD Walk. FOD — or foreign object damage — refers to ...

The US Air Force suspended deliveries of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tankers for a second time in about a month on 23 March after discovering foreign object debris (FOD) inside the aircraft. The service ...

After foreign object debris, including forgotten tools, were found inside an undisclosed number of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft delivered to the US Air Force, the service suspended acceptance of the ...

The Air Force said Friday that it won’t accept delivery of any more KC-46 tankers until Boeing’s manufacturing process is cleaned up. Boeing grounded the tankers just over a week ago after loose tools ...

Boeing is performing, on average, five sweeps per KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker aircraft in its effort to contain the foreign object debris (FOD) issue that led to an 11-day halt on aircraft ...

August is Foreign Object Debris awareness month and Corpus Christi Army Depot FOD prevention program managers want you to be remembered for doing quality work and not dropping foreign object debris.

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (February 5, 2019) - Foreign object damage on a military aircraft is a serious issue. Before every mission, the entire flight crew, which is five personnel on a CH-47, checks for FOD ...

With the participation of His Excellency Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA), and representatives from strategic partners, a team from SAA, in coordination with Sharjah ...