President Donald Trump toured the Boeing plane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlighted the delays of aircraft manufacturers in the distribution of one of the Air Force’s latest versions of the presidential aircraft, the White House said on Saturday. Ta.
Trump visited a 13-year-old civilian aircraft parked at Palm Beach International Airport.
“President Trump is touring new Boeing aircraft to check out new hardware/technology,” said Stephen Chong, White House communications director. “This highlights the project failed to deliver the new Air Force on time as promised.”
Air Force 1 is a modified Boeing 747.
There are two people, and the president flies on both planes over the age of 30.
Boeing Inc. has a deal to create an updated version, but delivery is delayed while the aircraft manufacturers lose billions of dollars on the project.
Delivery was originally set for 2024, but after a while on the first plane in 2027, it was pushed to the second time in 2028 (Trump’s final year).
Trump opposes the cost of the project and delays in delivery.
He spoke to Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk in a 2024 online chat on Musk’s X social media platform.
“In a roughly four-week course, I say I’m not going to do that and if you want to know, then priced $1.6 billion on the exact same plane, except we did a better painting job. It’s pulled down. Truth, for the exact same plane,” Trump said.
Billionaire Musk supports Bankroll Trump’s 2024 campaign, working to reduce government size by cutting spending, eliminating agencies and reducing federal workforce Leading government efficiency. Musk has been criticized for his way.
Boeing CEO Kelly Autoberg said last month that Musk is working with the company to help speed up Air Force 1 replacements.
Trump is also interested in changing the Air Force color scheme from light blue to dark blue. Trump’s previous attempts to switch colours would require additional testing to do so, causing further delays and increased costs, and removed it by then President Joe Biden. It was done.
