Boeing KC-767 tankers for Italian Air Force formally enter into service

The first two Boeing KC-767 advanced aerial refueling tankers for the Italian Air Force (ItAF) formally entered into service on May 17th during a public ceremony near Rome. The ItAF accepted delivery of the two KC-767A tankers on Dec. 29 and March 10. Italian crews then flew the aircraft from Boeing’s tanker modification facility in Wichita, Kan., to the Italian air base at Pratica di Mare.