The new Air Force One won't fly until 2026 — years after the military Boeing 747 was supposed to first take flight
Boeing and the Trump Administration struck a $3.9 billion deal in 2018 to replace the country's aging 747 presidential fleet ...
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Which Airlines Still Fly The Boeing 747 On Its 55th Flight Anniversary?
Shockingly, there are more than 400 examples of the 60-year-old 747 design still flying. Compare that to the much newer Airbus A380 superjumbo, of which just 251 were ever built. The first ...
The rollout of a complicated new business class at Lufthansa has been a colossal headache
Certification and retrofit problems on two plane types are costing Lufthansa valuable lost revenue from fancy new Allegris ...
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Why Boeing's New Air Force One Planes Are More Than $2 Billion Over Budget
However, the current president is still flying on the old 747-200 model. Now, the two new 747-8s are delayed until 2027 or 2028 because Boeing has experienced unstable labor, engineering changes ...