New Air Force One’s Secure Communications Baseline May Expire a Year Before 2029 Delivery
The two delayed aircraft intended to become the next Air Force One fleet face an unusual timing problem: Their reported…
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$280 Million Air Force One Charge Deepens Boeing’s Quarterly Loss
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to apply electrical power to the first new Air Force One before the end…
Air Force One Power-On Could Expose Integration Faults Before Flight
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first new Air Force One before the end of 2026,…
Electrician Hiring Emerges as a Constraint on New Air Force One
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first permanent new Air Force One before the end of…
Bridge Air Force One Cannot Refuel in Flight, May Have Less Shielding
The Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first purpose-built new Air Force One by the end of 2026,…
Donated Air Force One’s Full Conversion and Operating Costs Stay Unclear
The first permanent Boeing 747-8 being converted into the next Air Force One is expected to power on its electrical…
Foreign-Jet Spending Curb Was Blocked Over Separate Air Force Program
The first permanent new Air Force One is expected to achieve electrical power-on before the end of 2026, followed by…
Qatar-Donated 747 Expected to Fly This Summer as Air Force One Bridge
L3Harris is modifying a Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8i into what the U.S. Air Force calls a temporary “VC-25B Bridge” aircraft, and…
Qatar-Donated 747 Prepares Air Force as New Air Force One Nears Startup
The U.S. Air Force expects to power on the first new Air Force One in 2026, an electrical milestone scheduled…
New Air Force One Set for 2026 Power-On, 2027 First Flight
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first new Air Force One by the end of 2026,…
Boeing Takes Another $280 Million Air Force One Charge, Holds 2028 Delivery
Boeing recorded another $280 million charge on the VC-25B Air Force One replacement program, attributing the hit primarily to added…
Air Force One Slide Deployment Forces Removal and Briefly Delays Dallas Flight
An emergency evacuation slide deployed from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on September 9, forcing personnel to remove…
Air Force Commits $400 Million to Two 747s as Air Force One Lags
A training aircraft and a parts donor solve different problems, but together they can reduce the risk of introducing a…
Air Force Reportedly Pays $400 Million for Two 747s Amid Air Force One Delays
The U.S. Air Force is reportedly committing about $400 million to acquire two former Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 passenger jets not…
Qatar-Gifted 747 Returns Overseas After $400 Million Retrofit, More Costs Undisclosed
The Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 used for presidential transport is scheduled to carry President Donald Trump to Ireland next week after…
Qatar’s $400 Million Boeing 747-8 Enters Air Force One Service, Costs Unclear
A Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 valued at roughly $400 million has entered temporary presidential service after an accelerated U.S. Air Force…
Boeing Adds $280 Million Air Force One Loss as Overruns Top $3 Billion
Boeing is spending more money to keep its revised Air Force One replacement schedule from slipping again. The company recorded…
Boeing Repairs 600 Air Force One Cracks Amid 2028 Delay, $3.13 Billion Losses
Hundreds of microscopic structural cracks sound like the dominant problem on Boeing’s two future Air Force One jets. They are…
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