New Indian AF C-17

[SnapperBaz]

Noted today outside the Boeing plant at Long Beach was new Indian AF C-17 CB-8003 parked next to CB-8002. Noted around the back on the prod' line were two in prima one of which was c/n F-264, sadly the other could not be read off.

Cheers,

Baz

[Tintin]

Pictures here:

http://idrw.org/?p=24519

[Tintin]

http://idrw.org/?p=24701

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 Boeing’s 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 Boeing’s largest foreign customer when it endorsed a $4.1 billion deal to purchase the C-17s to help modernize and replace India’s 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 California’s 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.

[Le Addeur noir]

Departed Long Beach 22nd July? calling IFC2113.

[marcelburger]

The fourth C-17 Globemaster III for the Indian Air Force departs Long Beach, California. The aircraft wears reg. no. CB-8004. Image and more about the Indian AF C-17s here: http://airheadsfly.com/2013/10/26/fourt ... air-force/

[Stefan]

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/Boeing-Deli ... master-III

Boeing Delivers Indian Air Force’s 4th C-17 Globemaster III

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 -- The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fourth Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III departs for India from Long Beach on Oct. 19, keeping the company on track to deliver a total of five advanced airlifters to the IAF this year.

Boeing will deliver five more C-17s to India in 2014 to complete the contract.
Since its first flight in 1991, the C-17 has amassed more than 2.6 million flying hours airlifting troops and large cargo, delivering humanitarian supplies by precision airdrop, and performing lifesaving aeromedical missions. Most recently, the IAF used its C-17s to support Cyclone Phailin relief efforts.

Boeing will complete production of the C-17 Globemaster III in the fourth quarter of 2015. In addition to the remaining C-17s for India, the company will build 15 more for other customers outside the United States. Boeing will continue after-delivery support of the worldwide C-17 fleet as part of the C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program Performance-Based Logistics agreement.

Boeing has delivered 258 C-17s, including 223 to the U.S. Air Force and a total of 35 to Australia, Canada, India, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations.

[PNegri]

Just got back for there this morning and 5 was outside