Nov 21, 2024 · Following years of delays, billions of dollars, and his return to the presidency, Donald Trump is set to fly on the new Air Force One after all. The existing presidential jets — a …

Jan 5, 2024 · Citing "capability gaps, rising maintenance costs, and parts obsolescence," the US Air Force ordered two of the newest Queen of the Skies models, the Boeing 747-8i …

Jan 26, 2023 · While the VC-25A is a very capable aircraft, in a changing world with advancing technology, the US government sees it fit that the VC-25A be replaced with a newer, more …

Jun 14, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Boeing’s long-delayed Air Force One replacement, known as the VC-25B, is facing new headwinds as the first flight for the program has now been pushed …

Mar 10, 2023 · President of the United States Joe Biden selected the livery design for the “Next Air Force One,” VC-25B, a design that will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force …

When the 747-8 takes flight as the next Air Force One, Boeing airplanes will mark more than half a century of presidential service through the Jet Age. Today, the chief executive flies aboard a …

Mar 11, 2020 · VC-25B, the next “Air Force One,” is a program to design, modify, test, and deliver two aircraft replacing the current VC-25A and will serve as a flying White House for the next …

Aug 1, 2024 · The president, starting with George H.W. Bush, has been flying aboard a Boeing 747-200 — Air Force designation VC-25A — since 1987, but that's going to change by 2027. …

Jun 20, 2024 · Boeing and the Trump Administration struck a $3.9 billion deal in 2018 to replace the country's aging 747 presidential fleet with two new Air Force One planes. They're already …

Mar 11, 2023 · The livery has been revealed for the new Air Force One, which is a Boeing 747-8 (VC-25B) that will be delivered starting in 2027.