Elon Musk visits Boeing about delayed new Air Force 1 jets
Boeing is working with the Trump administration to speed up delivery of two replacement presidential aircraft, better known as Air Force One, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in an interview on Tuesday.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Tuesday he is "not too worried" about the Trump administration's threats to impose tariffs on trade partners, including countries that are important parts of Boeing’s far-flung supply chain.
Elon Musk is working with Boeing on behalf of President Donald Trump in order to speed up replacements for the president’s planes, known as Air Force One, that are over budget and behind schedule.
The Air Force and aerospace prime Boeing are in "active discussions" to make needed changes to the VC-25B program, the eventual replacement for presidential aircraft Air Force One, company CEO Kelly Ortberg told investors Tuesday.
With Donald Trump swearing-in on Monday as the next President of the US, the "Air Force One" title will be upon any Air Force aircraft that he travels in.
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In an interview with The Seattle Times after reporting grim financial results early Tuesday, Kelly Ortberg said that six months into the job, he thinks Boeing is "starting to turn the corner."
Just before 3 p.m. on Dec. 18, a surprising visitor showed up at Boeing Co.’s military aircraft facility in San Antonio, Texas: First Buddy Elon Musk.
President Trump ordered the next generation of presidential planes during his first term, spent four years out of office, and returned to find the two modified 747s not yet delivered by Boeing. In addition to being years behind schedule,
The “C” in C-17 stands for cargo, but it does more than carry stuff: It sends a message of power and the American can-do military spirit. With 223 of these behemoths, the Air Force is capable of delivering huge amounts of stuff anywhere in the world on short notice in adverse conditions.
Air Force None After leaving the federal government's operations in shambles and causing major confusion over healthcare funding, SpaceX CEO and White House advisor Elon Musk is prioritizing the delivery of a pair of luxurious Boeing 747s so he and president Donald Trump can jet around in style.