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White House buys two Air Force One planes for $3.9 bn
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IANS | 19 Jul, 2018
The White House said on Wednesday it had signed a $3.9 billion contract
with aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase two Air Force Ones.
The
new planes are set to be delivered "mission ready" by 2024, replacing
the current Air Force Ones that are now 31 years old, according to a
White House statement, Xinhua reported.
The White House claimed
that it has managed to knock the asking price down $1.4 billion, from
the initially proposed $5.3 billion mark.
But the credibility of
the claim has been put into question by one of Trump's own tweets, sent
while he was the president-elect in December 2016.
"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 said in a
tweet, suggesting that the original price for the planes were
significantly lower than what the White House claimed and the difference
between the asking and final prices is less than 1.4 billion.
Trump
has told US media that the new Air Force Ones will change its
traditional livery of white and blue, adopting a combination of red,
white, and blue, colours that are more closely associated with the US
identity.
The new Air Force Ones are believed to be 747 jumbo
planes with modifications tailored to the specific security needs of the
US President.
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