Post by papiyakhatun555 on Feb 17, 2024 23:05:52 GMT -6
The plane, whose model is arguably the most recognizable in the world, is being updated, but won't be ready for a few years. The name Air Force One is used for any plane carrying the US president , but the term is often used to refer to those blue and white Boeing 747s with the "United States of America" marking on the side. This aerial vehicle has become famous thanks to its frequent appearances accompanying presidents on most of their trips. The logistical challenge of the coronavirus vaccine will be needed to take the doses to all corners of the planet The current modified Boeing 747s, known in the Air Force as VC-25A, are about to disappear after having served 5 presidents for almost 3 decades. It's time for the White House to enter the new jet age with a next-generation plane to carry the president, the Boeing 747-8i, just as passenger airlines are retiring their older Boeing 747s. Designated the VC-25B, the new jet is larger and more efficient than its predecessor .
However, bigger in this case does not necessarily mean better than the new Air Force One will lack some key features that the old model did have, despite the high price. Here's what's known about the highly classified project to replace the current Air Force One. The entire project costs more than 4,000 million euros Air Force One. Air Force One. 1000 Words/Shutterstock Despite an Europe Cell Phone Number List effort by the Air Force and President Donald Trump's administration, the total project is scheduled to cost about €4.357 billion, according to DefenseOne . That price includes the purchase of the aircraft as well as interior trim, special modifications and a new hangar at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump had lowered the price from €3.6 billion to approximately €3.2 billion, DefenseOne also reported , but that did not include all expenses. Boeing keeps the exact cost of the planes a closely guarded secret.
The last program to replace the Air Force One plane, which began under President Ronald Reagan and was completed during George HW's term, cost about €540 million, according to the LA Times . The two 747s were supposed to be for a currently bankrupt Russian airline A Transaero Boeing 737 aircraft. A Transaero Boeing 737 airplane. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Boeing will not build the new Air Force Ones from scratch, and in fact, the Air Force will technically buy the plane secondhand. As part of cost-saving efforts, Boeing sold the government 2 747-8i aircraft that were built and intended to be delivered to a now-defunct Russian airline, Transaero , according to a Boeing spokesperson to CNN . “We got a really good deal,” former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told Bloomberg in an interview. The planes, which were selling for €320 million at the time of the deal, were stored in California awaiting new owners, according to DefenseOne . They were later transferred to Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, as reported by The Drive .
However, bigger in this case does not necessarily mean better than the new Air Force One will lack some key features that the old model did have, despite the high price. Here's what's known about the highly classified project to replace the current Air Force One. The entire project costs more than 4,000 million euros Air Force One. Air Force One. 1000 Words/Shutterstock Despite an Europe Cell Phone Number List effort by the Air Force and President Donald Trump's administration, the total project is scheduled to cost about €4.357 billion, according to DefenseOne . That price includes the purchase of the aircraft as well as interior trim, special modifications and a new hangar at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump had lowered the price from €3.6 billion to approximately €3.2 billion, DefenseOne also reported , but that did not include all expenses. Boeing keeps the exact cost of the planes a closely guarded secret.
The last program to replace the Air Force One plane, which began under President Ronald Reagan and was completed during George HW's term, cost about €540 million, according to the LA Times . The two 747s were supposed to be for a currently bankrupt Russian airline A Transaero Boeing 737 aircraft. A Transaero Boeing 737 airplane. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Boeing will not build the new Air Force Ones from scratch, and in fact, the Air Force will technically buy the plane secondhand. As part of cost-saving efforts, Boeing sold the government 2 747-8i aircraft that were built and intended to be delivered to a now-defunct Russian airline, Transaero , according to a Boeing spokesperson to CNN . “We got a really good deal,” former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told Bloomberg in an interview. The planes, which were selling for €320 million at the time of the deal, were stored in California awaiting new owners, according to DefenseOne . They were later transferred to Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, as reported by The Drive .