C-17 Fleet (?)
Good news, yes, but am curious about the timing: when will Boeing cease C-17 production? Heard in the bar (this is a rumour network after all) that we were aiming to have a long term fleet of 8 C-17s (good idea), by buying one a year to 2010; but this will be a bit more of a problem if they're not building them anymore.
Does anyone (ORAC?) have latest info on the USAF / foreign orders that will determine whether the line stays open or not?
And if RAF orders would keep the line open whilst the US Congress and the USAF work out their latest cunning plan, we could presumably get a really good deal.... (and before BEagle says it, yes, presumably we could've driven a very hard bargain with Airbus for FSTA A330s in October 2001; which may even have been in service by now....)
Just curious,
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