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

Boeing has told the Air Force it can deliver new Air Force One jets by 2027 if the service agrees to loosen some requirements ...

which consists of two Boeing VC-25As (derived from the Boeing 747-200) with two VC-25Bs (derived from the 747-8i). Last summer, the VC-25Bs’ first flight was delayed 16 months, until March 2026.

By 1986, plans to replace the VC-137 were made, and two manufacturers — Boeing and Lockheed — submitted their proposals.

In 1959, the customized Boeing 707-153 known as SAM 970 became ... SAM 970 was part of the VC-137 series of planes. SAM 970 was used by Eisenhower as well as Presidents John F.

On the Breeze planes, an A220-300 seats 137 people. The plane arrived on its ... but the planes most often associated with that title are Boeing VC-25s, heavily modified versions of the Boeing ...