Commercially Operated C-17s May Make a Comeback

Robert Wall (Washington) July 05, 2004

Budget pressures and growing airlift needs may breathe life into the concept of a commercially operated Boeing C-17, which appeared dead only months ago. Several years ago, the U.S. Air Force proposed having Boeing sell a small number of commercially configured C-17s, called BC-17X, to a freight...

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