Counting down the still unsold C-17s...

[Le Addeur noir]

Reputedly the United Arab Emirates Air Force have procured the final 2 Globemaster IIIs.

If I find a live link, I'll post it.

[Stratofreighter]

This is becoming confusing...

Anyone got an overview of which "white tail" was sold to whom

Was still under the impression that at least about 3-4 Globemasters were still unsold yesterday.

[Sonny1]

Anyone got an overview of which "white tail" was sold to whom

I hear The Canadians will be acquiring their 5th CC-177,177705 in the near future. Comments?.

Canada getting a 5th C-17 seems to be true
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iPJRiYGiPe4/V ... ampLGB.JPG

[PilotoRico]

I just read at ADF forum that New Zealand is to announce next weeks the purchase of two C-17's!

http://www.adf-serials.com

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[Alpha Kilo One]

They will have to build some new "white-tails"-ones

[warbird_nl]

I hear The Canadians will be acquiring their 5th CC-177,177705 in the near future.

Comments?.

177705 = N273ZD

[falcx]

I hear The Canadians will be acquiring their 5th CC-177,177705 in the near future.

Comments?.

177705 = N273ZD

So, who got N270ZD, N271ZD & N272ZD?
2 for Autralia?

Regards,
Charles

[hdoucet]

I hear The Canadians will be acquiring their 5th CC-177,177705 in the near future.

Comments?.

177705 = N273ZD

Arrived on time today... http://www.intelligencer.ca/2015/03/30/ ... s-its-nest

Reported to be using HEX C2B3FF

[Stratofreighter]

Reputedly the United Arab Emirates Air Force have procured the final 2 Globemaster IIIs.

If I find a live link, I'll post it.

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htair ... 50404.aspx
is now reporting the same.

The Last C-17 Is Arabian

[Hans van Herk]

All, I am still three aircraft "missing".

From the 10 white-tails the following have been sold.
1x Canada, confirmed 20 December 2014 and delivered in March 2015
4x Australia, confirmed 13 November 2014
2x UAE, confirmed 26 February 2015.

So still missing three.

The Canadian is the only one delivered so far, its registration N273ZD, was cancelled on 25 March 2015.
The serial is 177705 (ex FMS 14-0004, c/n 50274/F273/CA5)

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[Starman]

Noted outside at Long Beach end-Jan were N270ZD, N271ZD, N272ZD and 177705. I thought it odd that the latest would be the only one in customer colours. As an aside 00223 was in Ben Gurion, Israel, yesterday / this morning currently the "last" USAF a/c.

[raameagle]

The article doesn't state that either of the two UAE aircraft will be the last aircraft built. I quote from the article "These latest C-17s for the UAE may be the last ones ordered, with total production ending at 279."

AFAIK, neither the RAAF or the UAE AF have officially ordered any more C-17s at the moment and that the only one officially ordered from 'the ten', is 177705 recently delivered to Canada.

Why speculate, it will all become clear in the end.

Regards

[nils]

the RAAF confirmed today the purchase of 2 additional C-17A's

[Stratofreighter]

http://lbpost.com/business/2000005875-b ... -17-assets

April 13 2015 11:08

With Boeing’s 25-year-old C-17 Globemaster III factory in Long Beach closing this summer after the last military plane has been delivered,
Heritage Global Partners, a San Diego-based company and “global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc.,” announced Monday that by order of the Boeing Company,

it is “offering a world-class array of industrial assets used in the manufacturing and assembly of the C-17 Globemaster III.”

The sealed bid sale ends on June 23, 2015 at 3:00PM and will include the sale of parts from the military transport aircraft manufactured in Long Beach since the 1980s.

“This sealed bid sale featuring industrial assets used for Boeing’s C-17 production is a phenomenal opportunity for organizations in the defense and aerospace industries to bid on well-maintained manufacturing and assembly equipment.

We have already seen very strong interest and participation from prospective buyers from all corners of the globe and expect that to build until the sale ends in late June,” stated David Barkoff, Director of Sales at HGP, in a statement.

Well, Boeing is not selling the C-17 jigs (mallen), but it IS selling some rather specialised/bespoke equipment...

[Stratofreighter]

Is this correct Five white tails left ?

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articl ... loses.html

The number of white tail C-17 aircraft being built by Boeing before closure of the production line later this year is now down to five.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has decided to acquire two C-17s in a move that will bring the service’s C-17 fleet to eight aircraft.

The first of the RAAF’s two additional C-17As are to be delivered within six months of the initial order.
The second C-17A is to follow within 10 months of that delivery.

Meanwhile, Boeing intends to end C-17 production in mid-2015.

Over the past year or so, the company has been busy trying to find customers for a number of white tail C-17s that it is building on its own dime,
in anticipation of securing future orders.

At one time, Boeing had intended to build 13 white tails but, in April 2014, reduced this total by three aircraft.

Since then, it has found customers for five of the 10 planned white tails.

Besides the two aircraft for the RAAF,
the UAE Air Force is acquiring two C-17s and the Royal Canadian Air Force already took delivery of one C-17 this past March.

This leaves Boeing with five white tail C-17s.

Once completed, these aircraft will be placed by Boeing into storage until they can be sold and delivered.

Among the prospects to acquire C-17 white tails are Algeria, India, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, and the U.K.