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USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement

Posted by Soulskill on from the get-off-my-plane dept.

Tyketto writes "The United States Air Force has taken the first public step in the search for a replacement of the Boeing VC-25, also known as Air Force One, saying it is no longer cost effective to operate and modernize the two 19-year-old VC-25s, which are converted Boeing 747-200s. Airbus has already submitted data for the A380, and while Boeing has had the Air Force One contract for nearly 50 years, delays with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 747-8, as well as the KC-X Tanker competition, may see the USAF looking to Europe for its next presidential aircraft."

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  1. Re:We're Americans, for gods sake... by Detritus · · Score: 1, Troll

    I've heard rumors that many government procurement managers are really pissed off at Boeing, and are more than willing to consider alternatives.

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