How does the C-17 Globemaster III stack up with other modern cargo aircraft? The question immediately raises more questions, such as whether the comparison is with civil or military aircraft, and what ...

With the initial contract for production of C-17 cargo planes set to expire, the Air Force and Boeing Co. are lobbying hard for an extension of the program, including offering incentives to the nation ...

There are several cargo planes currently in use by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), but only one of them is described by America’s aviators as “the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force”: ...