Boeing C-40 Clipper: Difference between revisions

The [[United States Air Force]] selected the '''C-40B''', a military version of the [[Boeing_737#737-700]]|737-700]] [[Boeing Business Jet]], to replace the aging fleet of [[C-137 Stratoliner|C-137]] aircraft for U.S. combatant commanders. The Air Force awarded the medium lift contract in August [[2000]]. By using commercial off-the-shelf acquisition practices and a new [[lease]] program for the C-40C model, the Air Force reached a benchmark for aircraft procurement. The C-40C was the first military aircraft to be acquired in this manner. The 201st Airlift Squadron, [[Washington, D.C.]] [[Air National Guard]], acquired two C-40C aircraft in October [[2002]]. The C-40C is intended to replace the aging [[Boeing C-22|C-22]]. The [[89th Airlift Wing]] acquired its first C-40B aircraft in December 2002. Both units are based at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. The [[15th Airlift Wing]], [[Hickam AFB]], [[Hawaii]], acquired its C-40B for [[U.S. Pacific Command]] in February [[2003]]. The [[932d Airlift Wing]], Scott AFB, Illinois has acquired three C-40C aircraft in 2007.