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Trump's new Air Force One jet from Boeing is delayed again [View all]
Aerospace & Defense
Trump's new Air Force One jet from Boeing is delayed again
Published Fri, Dec 12 2025 7:03 PM EST
Updated 5 Hours Ago
Reuters
A model of a proposed design for a new Air Force One plane sits on the table as US President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2025.
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images
The U.S. Air Force said on Friday the delivery of the first of two new Air Force One jets from Boeing has been delayed by another year to mid-2028, the latest in a series of delays.
The latest delay risks further upsetting President Donald Trump, who said he wants to fly in the new planes before the end of his term in January 2029.
The cost for Boeing's current effort to build the two new jets is over $5 billion. The current Air Force One airplanes entered service in 1990.
The Air Force One program, which involves converting two 747-8 aircraft into specialized jets equipped with advanced communications and defense systems to serve as the next generation of U.S. presidential air transport, would be four years behind schedule with a 2028 delivery.
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Trump's new Air Force One jet from Boeing is delayed again
Published Fri, Dec 12 2025 7:03 PM EST
Updated 5 Hours Ago
Reuters
A model of a proposed design for a new Air Force One plane sits on the table as US President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2025.
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images
The U.S. Air Force said on Friday the delivery of the first of two new Air Force One jets from Boeing has been delayed by another year to mid-2028, the latest in a series of delays.
The latest delay risks further upsetting President Donald Trump, who said he wants to fly in the new planes before the end of his term in January 2029.
The cost for Boeing's current effort to build the two new jets is over $5 billion. The current Air Force One airplanes entered service in 1990.
The Air Force One program, which involves converting two 747-8 aircraft into specialized jets equipped with advanced communications and defense systems to serve as the next generation of U.S. presidential air transport, would be four years behind schedule with a 2028 delivery.
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