The Air Force One program may be further delayed until 2029 or years later, a senior administration official said, citing supply chain issues and changing requirements, after the White House said the project failed to deliver a new plane on time over the weekend.
The comments were the White House's latest attempt to ratchet up pressure on Boeing, which is at least three years behind in delivering two new jets.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not happy with planemaker Boeing BA.N and his administration might have to go a different route with Air Force One planes. The comments were the White House's latest attempt to ratchet up pressure on Boeing,
Billionaire Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration is as a White House employee and senior adviser to the president, and is not an employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has no decision-making authority,
The Air Force One program may be further delayed until 2029 or years later, a senior administration official said, citing supply chain issues and changing requirements, after the White House highlighted delays in the project over the weekend.
Trump visited the private aircraft parked at Palm Beach International Airport. “President Trump is touring a new Boeing plane to checkout the new hardware/technology," said Steven Cheung, the White House communications director.
President Donald Trump toured a Boeing plane on Saturday to highlight delays in delivering new Air Force One aircraft, said the White House.
There has been some interesting and mixed news flow around Boeing (NYSE: BA) recently. A Reuters article cited a White House official who stated that deliveries of the two Boeing VC-25B planes that will serve as the next "Air Force One" could be delayed until 2029,
President Trump toured a Boeing plane to check out new technology features and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, the White House said.
Boeing's effort to build a new Air Force One might be delayed until 2029 or beyond, according to a senior White House official who cited supply chain issues. The official told Reuters that Boeing has been facing some problems with getting components for the craft,
The president's billionaire adviser Elon Musk reposted the clip shot at Boeing Field — labeled an "ASMR" video by the White House — with the comment: "Haha wow."
Two new Air Force One airplanes are at least three years away from being delivered to President Donald Trump, prompting him to request Elon Musk's assistance.