Air Transportation Article Index : Current 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
 Latest
 News 		  Most
 Read 		  Most
 Commented		  Hot
 Topics

September 8, 2005

The U.S. Air Force plans to spent up to $2.6 billion next year, for commercial air transportation services. The air force is working its own fleet, of over two hundred heavy transport, hard in supporting Iraq and Afghanistan operations. Most of this air transportation cost is for supporting the two distant war zones. Most of the troops travel to, and from, Iraq and Afghanistan via commercial aircraft. Commercial air freighters will move over 200,000 tons of material as well.