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New Air Force One Encountering Two- to Three-Year Delivery Delay

New Air Force One Encountering Two- to Three-Year Delivery Delay
Air Force One lands at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport on March 25 as U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to visit Poland, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine (Reuters Photo)

The Boeing [BA] VC-25B program is encountering a two- to three-year delivery delay, a U.S. Air Force official said on May 19. The program has aimed to replace two more than 30-year-old VC-25As by the end of 2024. The aircraft, modified 747-200s, are known as Air Force One when the president is aboard. "We are anticipating at this point a delay to the previously approved [VC-25B] program schedule on the order of 24 to 36 months--two to three years, which…

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