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December 2016
The White House defended the deal of new
Air Force One aircrafts with Boeing company, after President-elect Donald Trump
called for cancelling the order claiming the new aircraft too expensive in a
Twitter post earlier on Tuesday. The
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"I think the American people would
expect that future presidents would benefit from unique and upgraded
capabilities while flying aboard Air Force One," White House press
secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on board the presidential plane flying to
Tampa, Florida. The Total Investment
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However, it's up to the Trump
administration to determine whether the project will be completed, said
Earnest. The Total Investment &
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"The updated Air Force One is not
set to come online until 2023," he said. "This is a longer-range
plan, but ultimately the planning work that we have done on behalf of future
presidents is something the next administration will have to decide to carry
forward." he said.
"Boeing is building a brand new 747
Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4
billion. Cancel order!" Trump tweeted. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
"We want Boeing to make a lot of
money, but not that much money," he then told reporters in a briefing.
However, the $4-billion price tag Trump
claimed for the cost of the new aircraft could not be immediately confirmed. The Total Investment & Insurance
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Earnest said some of the data Trump
referenced to "don't appear to reflect the nature of the financial
agreement between Boeing and the Department of Defence."
The upgrades to the new plane, which
include security enhancements, are being made per the recommendation of
national security experts, he added.
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Also on Tuesday, Boeing said
in a statement that the company is "currently under contract for $170
million to help determine the capabilities of these complex military aircraft
that serve the unique requirements of the President of the United States." The Total Investment & Insurance
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The two 747-200 aircrafts currently used
as Air Force One has been in flight since the Reagon era in 1980s. Though the
two planes have been heavily modified, they are due to reach the end of their
planned 30-year life in 2017. The Total
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In January, Boeing secured a contract
from the Pentagon to start development work on the 747-8 jumbo jets that would
replace the aging planes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Boeing was the US government's second
biggest federal contractor last year behind Lockheed Martin Corp., according to
federal procurement data.The Total
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