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Qatar Purchases Four C-17s

Monday, June 15th, 2015

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Qatar Purchases Four C-17s

Boeing received a $986 million award from the U.S. Air Force for services for the C-17. Photo: Air Force.

Qatar recently signed an agreement to purchase four additional C-17 Globemaster III airlifters from Boeing [BA], the company said on Monday.The four upcoming C-17s will join the Qatar Armed Forces’ existing fleet of four airlifters.“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 (QAF) and chairman of the Airlift Committee, said in a statement during the 2015 Paris…

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