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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Yes, it is important that we are able to maintain equipment of this nature and to ensure modern efficiency and safety standards.
@9RFYT8V11mos11MO
Air Force One, and other presidential aircraft, should be maintained until no longer safe to fly, with a replacement being purchased towards the end of Air Force One's lifespan.
@92TLC9Z3yrs3Y
@8WJLVDN4yrs4Y
Yes, but the fleet should be regularly inspected and assessed as to whether or not upgrading Air Force One is an absolute necessity.
@8W6CKGR4yrs4Y
It depends on the current state of the fleet and the scope of the project itself.
Yes, only when necessary OR only when it becomes financially easier to do so.
@8PGXK5G5yrs5Y
No, unless the age of the fleet and scarcity of parts becomes a safety problem.
@8HLZN5G5yrs5Y
Yes, but the cost should be dramatically reduced
@8D9JYMR5yrs5Y
No, so many other things that money can be utilized for
@9CPX2XW2yrs2Y
Yes, but it depends on the cost and time it takes
@9CLMHYP2yrs2Y
It should be kept up-to-date.
@8F3QKMG5yrs5Y
No. Only if truly necessary.
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