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4 Reasons The $3.9 Billion New Air Force One Program Cost Boeing $7 Billion & Counting

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When it comes to the Presidential Boeing 747-200B (and their replacement 747-8I) jets there is more than meets the eye.

Presidential transport has changed drastically over time.

Any aircraft the President of the United States is on is given the call sign “Air Force One.”

Any aircraft the President of the United States is on is given the call sign “Air Force One.”

The question is surprisingly tricky to answer.

Air Force One always travels with two other aircraft, a C-17 cargo plane and a specially equiped Boeing 747 nicknamed the “Doomsday” plane.

The US Air Force possesses some of the world’s costliest military aircraft, and even more expensive types are on the way.