Editing Boeing C-40 Clipper (section)

===C-40A===
[[File:US Navy 100126-N-0705K-003 Naval Air Crewmen 2nd Class Nicole Garza and David Murray and Naval Air Crewman 1st Class David McDermott load cargo bound for Haiti at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.jpg|thumb|A USN C-40A is loaded with cargo at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.]]

First flight took place in April 2000 and the first of the C-40A aircraft entered service in April 2001.<ref name="NT C-40A">{{cite web |title=C-40A Clipper |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/clipper/ |website=Naval Technology |access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>

The [[United States Navy Reserve|U.S. Navy Reserve]] was the first customer for a 737 Next Generation based "combi" aircraft (capable of transporting cargo and passengers).<ref name=Boeing20060606>{{Cite web | url = https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2006-06-05-Boeing-Delivers-Ninth-C-40A-Aircraft-to-U.-S.-Navy | title = Boeing Delivers Ninth C-40A Aircraft to U. S. Navy | publisher = Boeing | via = boeing.mediaroom.com | date = 5 June 2006 | access-date = 29 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190529140225/https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2006-06-05-Boeing-Delivers-Ninth-C-40A-Aircraft-to-U.-S.-Navy | archive-date = 29 May 2019 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boeing.com/defense/c-40a/|title=Boeing: C-40 Clipper|website=www.boeing.com|access-date=2016-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315115245/http://www.boeing.com/defense/c-40a|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The Clipper was ordered by the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] to replace its fleet of aging [[McDonnell Douglas C-9|C-9B Skytrain II]]s. The C-40A is the first new logistics aircraft in 17 years to join the U.S. Navy Reserve. The Navy Reserve provides all of the Navy's medium and heavy airlift capabilities.<ref name="NT C-40A"/> The Clipper meets or exceeds international noise and environmental requirements, which the fleet of Naval Reserve C-9s did not. It is also more fuel-efficient and offers increased range and payload capabilities. The Clipper is certified to operate in an all-passenger (121 passengers), all-cargo or combination ("combi") configuration that can accommodate up to three cargo pallets and 70 passengers on the main deck.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/defense/c-40_series/pdf/c40a_product_card.pdf | title = C-40A Product Card | date = 11 March 2016 | website = www.boeing.com | publisher = Boeing | access-date = 29 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160401214111/http://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/defense/c-40_series/pdf/c40a_product_card.pdf | archive-date = 1 April 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref>

The Navy purchased the airplanes using standard commercial practices, ordering six of the 737-700C models.{{when|date=February 2014}} The first two of four aircraft were delivered on 21 April 2001 to [[VR-59|Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine]] (VR-59) at the Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base [[Fort Worth, Texas]], with two more aircraft following before the end of the year. The fifth and sixth aircraft were delivered in August 2002 to [[VR-58]] at the [[Naval Air Station Jacksonville]], Florida. Further aircraft have been delivered to [[VR-57]] at the [[Naval Air Station North Island]], California. The C-40A provides superior [[fuel efficiency]], range and payload compared to the C-9B aircraft it replaced.<ref name=Boeing20060606 />

In the 2018 Marine Aviation Plan, the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] indicated that it intended to acquire two C-40A aircraft for airlift missions, replacing its Skytrain fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Marine Aviation Plan |url=https://www.aviation.marines.mil/Portals/11/2018%20AvPlan%20.pdf |access-date=29 May 2019 |website=U.S. Marine Corps |page=100}}</ref> On 4 December 2018 an online notice was posted by the Marines seeking a supplier of C-40s to be delivered in 2020.<ref name="fg181205"/> The USMC Skytrains were retired in 2017 and to prepare for the transition to new aircraft, personnel from Marine Transport Squadron One were assigned to operate Navy Clippers until the arrival of their own aircraft.<ref>{{Cite magazine| url = http://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20170526-C40.html | title = Marines to Fly Navy C-40 Transports While Awaiting their Own | date = 26 May 2017 | first = Richard R. | last = Burgess | magazine = Seapower Magazine | via = seapowermagazine.org | access-date = 29 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181216032050/https://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20170526-C40.html | archive-date = 16 December 2018 | url-status = dead}}</ref>