The Air Force has chosen Boeing's 747-8 airliner over the Airbus A380 as the next presidential aircraft, the service announced Jan. 28. The decision ends a two-year market research phase that considered the Boeing aircraft and the A380, manufactured in France, as the next "airborne White House" to replace the two VC-25 aircraft that currently carry the president, known together as Air Force One. "The presidential aircraft is one of the most visible symbols of the United States of America...
