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Boeing: Canada urges C-17 aircraft and CH-47 helicopters

Ottawa, Canada - Against the risks joined with the withdrawal of the troops from Afghanistan

The Canadian government has requested to Pentagon to evaluate if early it is possible receive C-17s Globemaster aircraft and CH-47s Chinook helicopters (both manufactured by the Chicago-based Boeing), ordered last June, with a deal worth USD 3,4 billion. According to the Canadian press, the urgency is linked to the times and the risks joined with the withdrawal of the troops from Afghanistan. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 69735
Rome, Italy, 11/21/2006 15:23
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