In 2015, the U.S. Air Force announced that it had selected Boeing to build the next generation of Air Force One aircraft. Two new aircraft will be built and will enter service in 2024. The defense department estimates that the two new planes will cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $4 billion. In December 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced that costs for the project were out of control and he would cancel the plane order once he took office. Proponents of the new planes argue that the current planes used for Air Force One will be fifty years old in 2021 and spare parts for the old planes are becoming hard to find.
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@mgillis7 9mos9MO
Yes, but only for cases enhancing aircraft safety and mission-critical, national security capabilities.
yes but not with an out-of-hand budget. do what is necessary and proper
@8SBPY684yrs4Y
This is one of the lowest priorities on a long list.
@8RVF8KP4yrs4Y
Yes, but decrease the defense budget to compensate.
@8PNGCQ44yrs4Y
Make it environmentally friendly
@8NLYLCC5yrs5Y
With reasonable cost and accept bids
@8KN27JW5yrs5Y
I do not have enough information on this subject to make an educated decision
@8DGV9BR5yrs5Y
The goddamn president can pay for it themself if they want it
Yes bring in new and demolish the old.
@8DR8VBN5yrs5Y
Yes but reduce the cost by a small margin (at least 25%).
Yes, but only if they can make it fit into a reduced military budget.
Only if it the needs upgrades or repairs
@8WQLRRP4yrs4Y
Yes, but only when the time has come to make the fleet have less emissions.
@8WRR7YQ4yrs4Y
There should be small updates every now and then unless threatened by a foreign nation.
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