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.
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.
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.
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.
Airplane maker’s whopping losses for the fourth quarter and full year illustrate the urgency for the company, which has about 3,000 employees in San Antonio.
The 737 fuselage made by Spirit AeroSystems was delivered to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on 22 January, where it will be assembled into the first prototype of the US Air Force's E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control jet.
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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."
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,