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The cost of Trump's new Air Force One has skyrocketed nearly $2 billion from the original estimate
Business Insider ^
| Aug 05, 2019
| Ellen Ioanes
Posted on 08/05/2019 5:22:10 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
According to Air Force Magazine, President Donald Trump's new Air Force One fleet will cost a total of $5.2 billion total, up from the 2016 estimate of $3.2 billion.
Two Boeing 747-8s are being converted into VC-25s, the model used for VIP transport. They will serve as the "flying White House" starting in 2024, although Trump requested that they be ready for use in 2021.
Trump had boasted that he struck a deal with Boeing to lower the cost by $1 billion of renovating the jets, which were originally built for a now-defunct Russian airline. Boeing will be paid $3.9 billion to build the jets into White House material. The additional $1.3 billion comes from associated costs, like building hangars for the new jets. INSIDER reached out to the Air Force for comment on the new budget estimate, but did not receive a response by press time.
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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: aerospace; af1; governmentwaste; trump
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Makes on wonder about the validity of the Article when the posted photo is not of the current 747 Air Force 1.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Boeing has to pay for the 737 Max debacle somehow.
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:25:41 PM PDT
by
noiseman
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Of course it might be fake new, but if it is not, what happened to on time and under budget? Oh wait, the Deep State.
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:26:42 PM PDT
by
buckalfa
(Earth First ! We Will Strip Mine The Other Planets Later !)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The major cost was to design a method that can make Air Force One disappear at the flip of a switch by the pilot..The ultimate security system
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:27:29 PM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(If they are not for Trump, they are against him. Fire them.)
To: Rapscallion
The major cost was to design a method that can make Air Force One disappear ELECTRONICALLY at the flip of a switch by the pilot..The ultimate security system
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:29:51 PM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(If they are not for Trump, they are against him. Fire them.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Wouldn’t AOC be impressed if he shunned the airplane and switched to a used old bus like in the movie Major League?
Lower carbon footprint. Rig it up to be hybrid electric. Secret Service could ride in Smart cars. Press corps on scooters.
She’d say “Still a white racist. Just riding in a bus. Not much improvement.”
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:30:16 PM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The additional $1.3 billion comes from associated costs, like building hangars for the new jets.
Then ANY new version of Air Force One would have this added cost that is unrelated to the construction of the craft. When was the last time the cost of a garage was factored into the cost of a new car?
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:30:19 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("...a choice between Woke-fevered Democrats and Koch-funded Republicans is insufficient."-Mark Steyn)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:31:42 PM PDT
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: mass55th
Obama planned to become invisible too.
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:34:22 PM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(If they are not for Trump, they are against him. Fire them.)
To: Rapscallion
"Obama planned to become invisible too."
LOL. Yeah, he did promise to be transparent didn't he?
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:36:56 PM PDT
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: frank ballenger
ur 1st line was funny, tnx
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Business Insider is fake news. Duh!
FR is going DU nutty tonight. Too much spiked coffee, I’d guess.
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:41:13 PM PDT
by
sergeantdave
(Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Air Force One fleet will cost a total of $5.2 billion total almost as much as the Obama’s Vacations
To: Rapscallion
i thought it was the giant aerodynamic orange hair piece.
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posted on
08/05/2019 5:52:49 PM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: where's_the_Outrage?
747s have ended production and are being retired...and THAT is the new AF1?
Seems odd. Hope they bought a lot of spare parts.
To: Rapscallion
Just who was the vendor for that system?
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posted on
08/05/2019 6:00:51 PM PDT
by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I am not an expert on the aircraft designs, but I believe I read somewhere that the Air Force required a four engine aircraft for AF1 In most new aircraft are only two.
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posted on
08/05/2019 6:01:42 PM PDT
by
matt04
To: where's_the_Outrage?
CANCEL IT.
Passing the buck to Joe 6 Pack for their 737 Max imbroglio.
TEACH THEM A LESSON.
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posted on
08/05/2019 6:06:42 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: where's_the_Outrage?
According to article the additional cost is for hangars not jets.
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posted on
08/05/2019 6:13:42 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: where's_the_Outrage?
The additional $1.3 billion comes from associated costs, like building hangars for the new jets.A yes. That is where the real graft and corruption in military contracts goes. After all, who cares about a hangar.
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