Originally Posted by
Soyathink
There have been several articles in Aviation Week over the years about the Air Force trying to sell a "civilianized" version of the C-17 (MD-17) to FedEx as a way to help keep the assembly line open and the costs/unit price down. The offer usually included guaranteed Air Force contracts ... obviously FedEx never "bit".
I'm sure you could search their website (or Google) for details ...
Mark