Boeing is trying, but has had its share of trouble delivering new Air Force One jets. The two Air Force One 747s, dubbed VC-25A in contracting terms, entered service in the early 1990s—more than ...

A $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways comes as Boeing struggles to deliver its Air Force One replacements and Trump seems poised to accept a Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family.

In February 2018 he negotiated the current contract for two of the jets, which saved the Air Force $1.4 billion over the previous deal, the White House said at the time. He had requested that the ...

Back in 2018, during President Donald Trump’s first term, Boeing signed a $3.9 billion deal to build and customize two Boeing 747-8 jets to serve as the new Air Force One fleet by 2024. But now, the ...

The deal, signed in 2018 for $3.9 billion, commissioned Boeing to deliver two new custom 747-8s into Air Force One, a project that has fallen off schedule, angering the president.

Now, as the U.S. government weighs whether to use a Qatari plane as Trump’s Air Force One until shortly before the end of his second term, Boeing’s delays are back in the spotlight. Here’s ...

More: Planes on the brain: Trump covets jet gift, announces Boeing deal on Qatar trip. The Air Force One program has faced chronic delays over the last decade, with the delivery of two new 747-8s ...

Long-delayed next Air Force One jets from Boeing might now be delivered by 2027 — in time for President Donald Trump to use them, according to a top Air Force official.

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Long-delayed next Air Force One jets from Boeing might now be delivered by 2027 — in time for President Donald Trump to use them, according to a top Air Force ...