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President Donald Trump With delays and cost overruns, his eyes were set on the replacement of poor Boeing’s long-awaited presidential aircraft.
The latest data for 2020 shows that at least 20 aircraft have become administrative fleets. Newly built aircraft have not been added for nearly 27 years. Some people currently in use are expected to fly for another 13 years.
“They weren’t built fast enough,” Trump said in a February interview with Sean Hannity.
Air Force One is used to designate any Air Force aircraft carrying the commander. There are currently two highly customized Boeing aircraft deployed when George HW Bush was president in 1990. After that, the planes carried Bill Clinton, George W.
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President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One on August 3, 2025 at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania. (Reuters/Ken Sedno)
“I miss Air Force One. They have never lost my luggage for eight years,” Bush said at an event for veterans in 2014.
Two upcoming Boeing aircraft The complex technology required by Air Force One is plagued by delays.
“They have to debug and make sure there is no intelligent risk of signals. I think it’s just to resist any potential military attacks. It’s ironic. It’s been a long time. It’s one of the prince’s planes and I think they’re trying to sell.
Katari jets The timeline is estimated to be faster than the two Boeing aircraft, but it still requires some of the same technology to make it Air Force One.
“If you just look at it through economics, it might make sense, but I still think we are allowing foreign countries to give such a certain amount of facts to send all other concerns to an incumbent president,” Soloman said. “I think it’s a risk and it’s not good-looking.”
Air Force One must have four engines, unlike most passenger aircraft today. Vehicle-mounted communications and external protections for foreign surveillance. The aircraft are equipped with air-to-air refueling capabilities, so they can fly within the time they need it. The Air Force One was built for the worst situations, such as nuclear war, so the president could still order the army from heaven.
“They’re very complicated, I won’t get into it, but they’re not like regular planes. You know, it’s not like normal people who build 747,” Trump said during his trip to the Middle East in May.
The Katari military plane departed from President Donald Trump from Al Udeid Air Base on the way to Al Udeid Air Base in the United Arab Emirates to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar on May 15, 2025 in Doha, Qatar. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Air Force officials say some safety features can be added to the Katari jet, but it is impossible to have a full tech suite by Trump’s February schedule.
“It should be initially that maybe he will do that at the end of his presidency,” Solomon said.
The latest aircraft in the Executive Fleet are four modified Boeing 757 or C-32AS. These were added in 1998 and 1999. air force Potential alternatives are being studied, but the current aircraft will continue to fly until 2038. The aircraft is mainly used by the Vice President, Cabinet members, Congressmen and other officials.
“Even today, regardless of the aircraft, we have to do different operations based on the threat environment that is coming or any future aircraft entering. Again, we can’t go into details, but this is always a consideration,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said during a Senate hearing in June.
The Air Force is not the only plane of aging; it’s been twenty years since most of the senior executive fleets. The plane has been modernized, but officials have questioned the timeline of major updates due to several incidents over the years.
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Both the Boeing 777X and Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft are one of the models of the newer executive fleet. (Reuters/Linsey Wesson)
Obama was forced to switch planes during a Philadelphia campaign in 2014 after reported issues with Air Force One.
In 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris’ plane requested an emergency return to the joint base when Andrews’ first foreign trip to Guatemala and Mexico.
Recently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plane was forced to turn around on his way to Munich in February, afterwards, after mechanical problems.
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The latest aircraft in the Executive Fleet is the Marine Corps helicopter. Biden rode the newly designed ocean one for the first time at the Democratic National Convention in 2024. It took nearly two decades to update these updates since the 1970s, replacing the flight of flying in some cases.
The Boeing 777X is expected to be the next major commercial aircraft. It plans to delay nearly six years in 2026, with Lufthansa making its first flight, which plans to enter service in 2026. The modern flat design is designed with folding wings, a touch screen deck and wider cabin space.
