Boeing predicts one-year delay to Air Force One replacement as USAF continues schedule review

By Courtney Albon / June 8, 2021 at 1:20 PM
The Air Force has not finalized a new schedule for the Air Force One replacement program, but the service's top weapons buyer told lawmakers today Boeing has projected at least a one-year delay. Boeing in April reported a $318 million pre-tax charge on the VC-25B program, citing the combined impact of COVID-19 and a financially insolvent interiors supplier, GDC Technics, as the reason for increased costs and a possible schedule overrun. The program submitted a revised schedule to the Air...

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