Air Force One

The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.

The CEO talks about his plans for a turnaround, Boeing’s future in space, when it might launch a new airliner and the huge F-47 fighter win.

A team of Pentagon acquisition leaders and company officials met regularly to find ways to fix the slow progress of a new Air Force One.

President Donald Trump reportedly has tapped L3Harris to modify a 747-8 to augment the current VC-25A fleet.

Trump’s Boeing 757 recently visited the L3Harris modification facility in Greenville, Texas, where the company does its modification work.

Until recently, almost all workers on the program needed a Yankee White security clearance.

Boeing is set to deliver to the U.S. Air Force a new schedule for the long-delayed two-aircraft fleet, with projections now placing delivery as late as 2029.

A strategy used from 2011 to 2018 to win five fixed-price development programs with low-priced bids continues to haunt Boeing’s defense and space business.

Boeing Defense and Space President Ted Colbert says it is investing in ways to improve the overall next-generating Air Force One program.

Despite the schedule change appearing in budget documents, nothing has changed and the program’s status is still being assessed, an Air Force spokesperson said.

It has been a passenger favourite since its launch in 1970, but the Boeing 747’s days appear to be ever more numbered as airlines continue to modernise their fleets.