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Air Force Picks Boeing 747-8 To Replace Air Force One: Sources
2015-01-30
The US Air Force has reportedly selected the Boeing 747-8 as the President's next official plane.

According to Reuters, two sources "close to the decision" said that the Air Force is close to announcing its decision to replace the current 747 with the latest version of Boeing's jumbo jet.

The current fleet of Presidential aircraft entered service in 1990, during the George H.W. Bush administration. The two planes — with tail numbers 28000 and 29000 — are highly modified examples of the Boeing 747-200B airliner.

The US Air Force's decision should come as welcome news for Boeing's struggling 747 program. The company announced last month that it would slow production of the 747-8 due to lagging sales.

Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp0028

#5  For Obama, anything over a Piper Cub is a waste...
Posted by: Old Patriot   2015-01-30 22:27  

#4  Grumman Goose is the way forward.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-01-30 17:26  

#3  I we're President I'd want a B1B with a rotary launcer full of nukes as AF1. America!
Posted by: Hellfish   2015-01-30 12:30  

#2  Still the best selection for the job. The problem will be that the next Air Force 1 will have two engines, end of story.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2015-01-30 11:46  

#1  USAF determined that AF-1 required 4 engines, and other than the 747, only Airbus A340 and A380 have 4 turning and burning. Bad optics to buy non-US for the POTUS (ignoring what we currently have in office)
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2015-01-30 08:26  

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