Aircraft
Air Force Awards Design Contract for New Presidential Aircraft
Boeing will modify two 747-8 commercial airliners formerly destined for a bankrupt Russian carrier into the new Air Force One.

The U.S. Air Force said it awarded Boeing a $600 million contract modification on September 12 to design a new Air Force One configuration on two commercial Boeing 747-8s. The contract follows an award the service made last month to purchase the 747s, which had been ordered but never delivered to bankrupt Russian carrier Transaero.


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