US EditionBoeing says it can deliver new presidential jet by 2027 if USAF changes robust requirements
- Boeing announced it could deliver the new presidential jet by 2027 if the U.S. Air Force relaxes robust requirements on the project.
- Delays from the original 2024 delivery timeline stem from production challenges, supply chain issues, and stringent security rules recently eased to improve efficiency.
- Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg credited Elon Musk, an adviser to President Trump, with aiding navigation of delivery obstacles for the presidential aircraft.
- Acting Air Force Assistant Secretary Darlene Costello explained that there are certain requirements under consideration for adjustment in order to meet the proposed 2027 delivery timeline set by Boeing.
- The 2027 proposal suggests a three-year delay, highlighting ongoing negotiation between Boeing, the Air Force, and the White House on capability trade-offs and schedule feasibility.
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Trump's Air Force One Delayed Until 2027 As Boeing Struggles With Trade-Offs, Air Force Official Tells Lawmakers - L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX), Boeing (NYSE:BA)
Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) has proposed delivering its long-delayed new Air Force One presidential aircraft in 2027, three years behind the original 2024 timeline negotiated during President Donald Trump‘s first administration, a U.S. Air Force official told lawmakers Wednesday. What Happened: Darlene Costello, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, informed the House Armed Services Committee that Boeing is targeting a 2027 delivery date but wou…
Boeing says it can deliver new presidential jet by 2027 if USAF changes robust requirements
Boeing has told the Air Force it can deliver the first VC-25B jet -- the eventual replacement for presidential aircraft Air Force One -- by 2027, if some of the program's requirements are altered, a top service official said today. “We are looking at the requirements that are being potentially traded off to get to that date, and so I do not necessarily guarantee that date, but they're proposing to bring it into [fiscal year 20]27,” Darlene Coste…
Trump shopping for used 'opulent' jet to replace Air Force One during aviation crisis
When President Donald Trump travels to the Middle East next week, he hopes to finalize a deal for Qatar to purchase 100 Boeing widebody jets—and for the U.S. to buy a used luxury jetliner, described as one of the most lavish in the world, previously owned by that nation's former prime minister, to replace an aging presidential Air Force One.President Trump has said little about the mounting aviation crisis America is facing. As NCRM reported on …
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