Boeing To End C-17 Production 3 Months Earlier

Indian Air Force C-17 Boeing announced that it will end its C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter production three months earlier t...

Indian Air Force C-17

Boeing announced that it will end its C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter production three months earlier than announced, and close its Long Beach, California, C-17 final assembly facility after a successful two-decade production run.


Boeing will complete C-17 production in mid-2015, from the initial estimate of late 2015.Boeing announced plans to end C-17 production in September 2013.

The decision will result in three fewer aircrafts being built from the original planned 22 airlifters.