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Boeing delivered its second C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to India Monday in a ceremony that included a visit from Indian Air Force Chief Marshal Browne his first visit to the U.S. in 26 years.
Officials from Boeings Long Beach assembly facility, including Nan Bouchard, vice president and C-17 program manager, touted the deal with India, which includes a total of five C-17s this year and five next year.
The country became Boeings largest foreign customer when it endorsed a $4.1 billion deal to purchase the C-17s to help modernize and replace Indias aging fleet of Russian-built cargo planes.
The C-17s will be used in humanitarian and disaster-relief missions. The four-engine planes, at 174 feet long and with a 169.8-foot wingspan, are valued for their cargo capacity, their versatility and their ability to land on remote airfields in rough terrain.
The international order also helps to keep the production line alive through the third quarter of 2014 and preserve the more than 4,000 jobs in Long Beach, home to Californias last aircraft manufacturing facility, as well as thousands more on the supply chain in 44 states, officials from Boeing said.
Diminishing domestic orders of the C-17 have prompted Boeing officials to expandto foreign markets to keep the production line going. In recent years, Boeing has delivered C-17s to various foreign customers, including Qatar, the first Middle East customer to order C-17s, the Royal Australian Air Force, the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence, the United Kingdom Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_23709013/boeing-delivers-second-c-17-cargo-plane-india
C-17 a major component of IAF modernization drive: Browne
The Boeing C-17 globe master military transport aircraft, being inducted into the Indian Air Force forms a major component of its modernisation effort, the visiting IAF Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne has said.
“Our first C-17 Globemaster III not only signifies a tremendous boost in our strategic airlift capability, but also is poised to form a major component in the IAF’s modernisation drive,” Browne said yesterday after receiving delivery of second C-17 aircraft from Boeing in Long Beach, California.
The first of the 10 C-17′s being bought from America’s Boeing company was inducted into the IAF a month ago.
Boeing will deliver three more C-17s this year and another five in 2014. All 10 C-17 is being purchased from Boeing at an estimated cost of USD 4.1 billion.
The C-17, which would replace the ageing fleet of Russian-built cargo planes, can operate in extreme climates, transport large payloads across vast ranges and land on short, austere runways.
“Because it was delivered mission-ready, it soon undertook its first strategic mission to our Andaman Nicobar Command at Port Blair,” Browne said.
“I wish to place on record my appreciation to the US government, the US Air Force and the Boeing team for the timely delivery of the aircraft that makes the IAF the world’s second-largest operator of the C-17 after the US,” he said in a statement.
C-17s have an important role in supporting unique IAF operations in remote locations such as the Himalayas and desert environments, said Nan Bouchard, Boeing vice president and C-17 program manager.
“The C-17 provides the versatility to complete any mission, anywhere. We look forward to working with the Indian Air Force and the US Air Force as we deliver the remainder of India’s fleet,” he said.
Boeing so far has delivered 255 C-17s, including 222 to the US Air Force, and a total of 33 to Australia, Canada, India, Qatar, the UAE, Britain and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace
http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/c-17-a-major-component-of-iaf-modernisation-drive-browne-113072300092_1.html
Officials from Boeings Long Beach assembly facility, including Nan Bouchard, vice president and C-17 program manager, touted the deal with India, which includes a total of five C-17s this year and five next year.
The country became Boeings largest foreign customer when it endorsed a $4.1 billion deal to purchase the C-17s to help modernize and replace Indias aging fleet of Russian-built cargo planes.
The C-17s will be used in humanitarian and disaster-relief missions. The four-engine planes, at 174 feet long and with a 169.8-foot wingspan, are valued for their cargo capacity, their versatility and their ability to land on remote airfields in rough terrain.
The international order also helps to keep the production line alive through the third quarter of 2014 and preserve the more than 4,000 jobs in Long Beach, home to Californias last aircraft manufacturing facility, as well as thousands more on the supply chain in 44 states, officials from Boeing said.
Diminishing domestic orders of the C-17 have prompted Boeing officials to expandto foreign markets to keep the production line going. In recent years, Boeing has delivered C-17s to various foreign customers, including Qatar, the first Middle East customer to order C-17s, the Royal Australian Air Force, the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence, the United Kingdom Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_23709013/boeing-delivers-second-c-17-cargo-plane-india
C-17 a major component of IAF modernization drive: Browne
The Boeing C-17 globe master military transport aircraft, being inducted into the Indian Air Force forms a major component of its modernisation effort, the visiting IAF Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne has said.
“Our first C-17 Globemaster III not only signifies a tremendous boost in our strategic airlift capability, but also is poised to form a major component in the IAF’s modernisation drive,” Browne said yesterday after receiving delivery of second C-17 aircraft from Boeing in Long Beach, California.
The first of the 10 C-17′s being bought from America’s Boeing company was inducted into the IAF a month ago.
Boeing will deliver three more C-17s this year and another five in 2014. All 10 C-17 is being purchased from Boeing at an estimated cost of USD 4.1 billion.
The C-17, which would replace the ageing fleet of Russian-built cargo planes, can operate in extreme climates, transport large payloads across vast ranges and land on short, austere runways.
“Because it was delivered mission-ready, it soon undertook its first strategic mission to our Andaman Nicobar Command at Port Blair,” Browne said.
“I wish to place on record my appreciation to the US government, the US Air Force and the Boeing team for the timely delivery of the aircraft that makes the IAF the world’s second-largest operator of the C-17 after the US,” he said in a statement.
C-17s have an important role in supporting unique IAF operations in remote locations such as the Himalayas and desert environments, said Nan Bouchard, Boeing vice president and C-17 program manager.
“The C-17 provides the versatility to complete any mission, anywhere. We look forward to working with the Indian Air Force and the US Air Force as we deliver the remainder of India’s fleet,” he said.
Boeing so far has delivered 255 C-17s, including 222 to the US Air Force, and a total of 33 to Australia, Canada, India, Qatar, the UAE, Britain and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace
http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/c-17-a-major-component-of-iaf-modernisation-drive-browne-113072300092_1.html
