Friday, June 10, 2011

DTN News - BOEING NEWS / UAE DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force And Air Defence's 2nd C-17....NSI News Source Info # 2060

DTN News - BOEING NEWS / UAE DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force And Air Defence's 2nd C-17....NSI News Source Info # 2060

(NSI News Source Info) LONG BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2011: Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered a second C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence today at the C-17 program's final assembly facility in Long Beach.

The company is contracted to deliver a total of six C-17s to its UAE customer -- four this year and two in 2012.

"Congratulations to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence on accepting delivery of their second C-17," said Bob Ciesla, Boeing C-17 program manager. "The leadership of the UAE team has resulted in incredible progress on this program. We look forward to continuing to work closely together as we deliver the remainder of the fleet."

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