President Trump could fly on a new Air Force One plane as soon as February, he said on Tuesday while speaking to members of the press aboard the current presidential plane.
“They say February, maybe,” Trump said in response to a question about when he expects to fly on the new Air Force One. “Much sooner than the others.”
In May, Trump formally accepted Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747 and asked the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the jet so it could be used as Air Force One. Boeing was initially supposed to deliver two converted 747s last year to replace the current, aging Air Force One jets. However, that project is years behind schedule and billions over budget.
“The others are being built,” Trump said. “… But we’ll get this one a year-and-a-half, two years earlier.”
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