{"id":2404710,"date":"2025-02-20T13:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T18:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-considers-changing-course-on-air-force-one-upgrade-as-boeing-drags-its-feet\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T13:32:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T18:32:52","slug":"trump-considers-changing-course-on-air-force-one-upgrade-as-boeing-drags-its-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-considers-changing-course-on-air-force-one-upgrade-as-boeing-drags-its-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Considers Changing Course on Air Force One Upgrade as Boeing Drags Its Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-considers-changing-course-on-air-force-one-upgrade-as-boeing-drags-its-feet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump announced that he is considering purchasing used Boeing aircraft from overseas to serve as \u200cAir Force One due to significant delays by Boeing in delivering two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-is-a-more-problematic-climate-hypocrite-than-kylie-jenner\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Is A More Problematic Climate Hypocrite Than Kylie Jenner\">specially modified<\/a> jets. Speaking to reporters onboard one of the older 747-200 planes currently in use, Trump criticized Boeing \u200dfor the delays,\u2063 asserting, &#8220;We may \u2062go and buy a plane&#8221;\u2063 and indicated that he \u2062would rule \u2063out purchasing\u2064 Airbus aircraft, focusing instead on second-hand Boeing planes.<\/p>\n<p>The production of the new models, the VC-25B, face delays primarily \u2063due\u2062 to the extensive \u200dmodifications required, including advanced\u2064 security features\u200b and high-level communications equipment. Originally scheduled for delivery in 2024, the frist plane is now expected by 2027, and the second by\u2062 2028. Trump recently toured a newer model\u200c of the Boeing 747-800 \u200dto better understand the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">technological upgrades amidst ongoing frustrations<\/a>\u2064 with Boeing&#8217;s timeline.\u2064 The \u200dNew \u2063York \u2063Times first reported Trump&#8217;s potential shift to used \u2063aircraft \u2062as \u200da solution to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-target-education-department-for-financial-aid-delays-as-cardona-shifts-blame\/\" title=\"Republicans focus on Education Department for financial aid ... while Cardona shifts responsibility\">ongoing delays<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is now considering buying used Boeing aircraft &mdash; perhaps from an overseas seller &mdash; to use as Air Force One when he&rsquo;s aboard, after the U.S. plane-maker&rsquo;s delays in producing two specially modified ones for presidential use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-announce-trip-ft-knox-just-1-objective-make-sure-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking to reporters<\/a> aboard one of the two nearly 35-year-old Boeing 747-200 aircraft in current use, Trump said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking at alternatives because it&rsquo;s taking Boeing too long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We may go and buy a plane,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-signs-order-yank-taxpayer-funded-benefits-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said, adding that he could then &ldquo;convert it.&rdquo; He later clarified that he was ruling out purchasing aircraft of Airbus, the European company that is the only other global supplier on large wide-body aircraft, but would consider a second-hand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boeing-made-huge-move-days-trumps-victory-major-change-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing<\/a> plane. &ldquo;I would not consider Airbus. I could buy one from another country perhaps or get one from another country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boeing has the contract to produce updated versions, based on the more modern Boeing 747-8, but delivery has been delayed while the aircraft maker has lost billions of dollars on the deal, which was negotiated by Trump during his first term in office.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not the planes, rather the heavy modification to make them suitable for the requirements of presidential travel and the top-level security clearances required for those involved, that has added to the cost and delays. Trump already dropped a requirement for the new generation of planes, which will be known as the VC-25B, to be capable of air-to-air refueling, like the pair of existing VC-25As, which were designed during the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Other modifications include highly classified communications equipment suitable for the country&rsquo;s commander-in-chief, survivability enhancements for a range of contingencies, and self-contained air-stairs, allowing for their use in austere landing environments.<\/p>\n<p>Delivery initially was set for 2024, but has been pushed to some time in 2027 for the first plane and in 2028 &mdash; Trump&rsquo;s final year in office &mdash; for the second, according to the U.S. Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>Trump on Saturday toured a newer Boeing 747-800 airplane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft maker&rsquo;s delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, the White House said Saturday. Trump visited the 13-year-old private aircraft that had been owned by the Qatari royal family while it was parked at Palm Beach International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-times-facing-250-million-lawsuit-disturbing-hollywood-feud-gets-ugly-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> was first to report that Trump was considering purchasing and modifying used aircraft to serve as new presidential aircraft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This decision comes after delays from Boeing in delivering two specially modified planes for presidential use. While speaking to reporters on one of the two nearly 35-year-old Boeing 747-200s currently in service, Trump stated, &#8220;We\u2019re exploring alternatives because it\u2019s taking too long with Boeing.&#8221; He mentioned the possibility of buying a plane and converting it for his needs but clarified that he would not consider purchasing from Airbus, stating he might look for a second-hand Boeing instead. The contract for updated versions based on the newer Boeing 747-8 has faced delays due to extensive modifications required for presidential travel and security measures. Initially expected in 2024, delivery dates have now been pushed back to 2027 and 2028 according to the U.S. Air Force<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/62a0ee11d1d142ceb4cd58fd5e551683-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34098,14922,50748,3634],"class_list":["post-2404710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-air-force-one","tag-boeing","tag-military-contracts","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/62a0ee11d1d142ceb4cd58fd5e551683-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404710"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404719,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404710\/revisions\/2404719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}