The Boeing C-32 is the United States Air Force designation for variants of the Boeing 757 in military service. Two variants exist, filling different parts of the military passenger transport role. The C-32A serves the Special Air Mission, providing executive transport and broad communications capabilities to senior political officials, while the C-32B Gatekeeper provides clandestine airlift to special operations and global emergency response efforts, a role known as "covered air".
Boeing C-32
A C-32A dwarfed by a VC-25A at Paris-Orly Airport, 2009
98-0001, the first C-32, was converted from C-32B to C-32A specification before its initial delivery
Secretary of State Antony Blinken aboard an upgraded C-32A in 2021
The Boeing 757 is an American narrow-body airliner designed and built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The then-named 7N7, a twinjet successor for the trijet 727, received its first orders in August 1978.
The prototype completed its maiden flight on February 19, 1982, and it was FAA certified on December 21, 1982.
Eastern Air Lines placed the initial 757-200 variant in commercial service on January 1, 1983.
A package freighter (PF) variant entered service in September 1987 and a combi model in September 1988.
The stretched 757-300 was launched in September 1996 and began service in March 1999.
After 1,050 had been built for 54 customers, production ended in October 2004, while Boeing offered the largest 737 NG variants as a successor to the -200.
Boeing 757
The 7N7 made its Farnborough Airshow debut in 1982 as the 757-200.
Forward view of a Transavia Airlines 757-200, showing fuselage profile, wing dihedral, and RB211 engines
Predecessor and successor: an Air Atlantis 727-200 and an Air Europe 757-200