What Happened
European Union Weighs Strategic Airlift Options Amid Aging Fleets
The European Union has launched a study on strategic airlift, identifying two options for sustaining Europe’s outsized cargo capacity: a deep modernization of the Antonov An-124-100 fleet or the development of a new European aircraft to replace the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. The European Defence Agency presented the findings of the European System for Outsized Cargo Airlift study, which was conducted by an Airbus-led consortium. The study’s conclusions will be examined by EU member states at the Strategic Transport Days in Brussels, as reported by AeroTime.