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Paris Air Show 2015: Final C-17s to be sold by end of the year
Boeing executives expect to clear the remaining five Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft by the fourth quarter, IHS Jane's has been told.
Speaking to journalists on 14 June, Boeing Defence, Space & Security vice-president for business development and strategy Chris Raymond said that of the eight aircraft currently in production, one has been sold to an undisclosed customer and two to Australia.
Of the remaining five aircraft, Raymond said that the company was "in discussions with various countries on the remaining aircraft".
Raymond added that the discussions were not for all five aircraft.
"Our assessment a few years ago for what we saw in terms of international strategic airlift was pretty correct, and as a result we're very confident we're going to get those sold," he said.
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Edit: Je crois que personne ne sait vraiment combien il en reste:
WASHINGTON — With Qatar's announcement Monday that it will buy four of Boeing's remaining C-17s, only one Globemaster remains unclaimed as the company ends production on the transport plane.
The four new C-17s will double Qatar's existing fleet. The country became the first Middle Eastern customer for the C-17 when it purchased two in 2009, then another two in 2012.
Financial details were not disclosed with the news, which was announced in a press release to coincide with this week's Paris Air Show.
"We are very pleased with the C-17s from Boeing and look forward to doubling our fleet to enhance worldwide operations," Gen. Ahmed Al-Malki, deputy commander of the Qatar Emiri Air Force and chairman of The Airlift Committee, said in the release.
In September 2013, Boeing announced its plan to shut down the C-17 line for good by 2015. However, the company produced 10 "white tail" aircraft — planes that were unclaimed at the time, of which Boeing said it was confident it could find customers
Since then, Canada has claimed one while Australia has claimed two. There is an unnamed Middle Eastern customer, speculated to be Kuwait, which has also procured two. Combined with the four sales to Qatar, that means only one C-17 is left.
Just where that one will go remains unknown, but there has been reported interest from India, which has so far received seven of its 10 ordered planes. The UK also reportedly has shown interest in adding to its fleet in the past. New Zealand, which is seeking to replace its aging Hercules transport fleet, has been suggested as an option, but the fact that only one C-17 remains makes such a move unlikely.
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