The cost of producing "Air Force One" is large, and Boeing claims that it has "a lesson"

Ted Corbert, the CEO of the Boeing Company in charge of defense, said on the 17th that Boeing has spent nearly $ 1 billion for the manufacture of a new generation of presidential plane, "Air Force One", and delayed delivery time to 2026 or 2027. The company has "a lesson" from it.

Corbert told media reporters in front of the Farneberry Air Show in the UK that these lessons were important and useful, and Boeing had adjusted projects and work promotion methods. When asked if Boeing could recover the cost, he said, "If we can find a way, we will."

On December 5, 2018, the US "Air Force One" presidential plane landed at the Houston Elinton Air Force Base. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Song Qiong)

In 2018, Boeing undertake a contract with a total amount of 3.9 billion U.S. dollars, and build two new "Air Force One" with a model of VC-25B. It was delivered in 2024, but the delivery time was delayed several degrees.

Last April, the "impact of the new crown epidemic and the product performance of a key supplier" caused this project to cost $ 318 million. In April this year, Boeing spent another $ 660 million.

"Air Force One" is called a special plane of the US President. The two active aircraft are transformed from the Boeing 747-200 passenger aircraft to install advanced military aviation electronics and communication systems and self-defense equipment, which is called the "White House in the Air."

In December 2016, the then CEO of Boeing Dennis Millenberg promised to the then President Donald Trump, the then President of the United States that the cost of "Air Force One" would not exceed $ 4 billion. Trump had previously suspected that the "Air Force One" was too expensive and urged the government to cancel the purchase. (Li Fuyu)

(Source: Xinhua News Agency client)

【Edit: Fu Sakura】

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