Over a third of the US Air Force's fleet of 81 Lockheed C-5A/Bstrategic transport aircraft face the prospect of early retirement under two major reviews by the service. Lockheed Martin on 12 December ...
A panel of US senators has voted to remove a five-year-old legal ban on retiring the US Air Force's 59 Lockheed Martin C-5As, perhaps paving the way for even greater orders for Boeing C-17s. The US ...
A U.S. Air Force panel has concluded that the aging C-5A Galaxy transport fleet can keep flying safely for another quarter century if adequate upgrades are made. The Air Force Fleet Viability Board ...
A U.S. Air Force review targeting the C-5A fleet for possible retirement is beginning on Oct. 1, at least four months later than scheduled. The Air Force Fleet Viability Board (FVB), launched last ...