US President Donald Trump toured a 13-year-old Boeing 747-8 on February 15th, 2025. As the newly re-elected president, he is pushing to replace the current pair of VC-25As with newer models ahead of their extensively delayed delivery schedule. With Boeing’s current projections, Trump would not get to fly onboard the jet as president as the VC-25Bs are due after the end of his term.
The True US Legacy Rivalry Might Be Just Between Delta & United
For the majority of the past ten years, American Airlines and United Airlines, Delta’s two most important rivals, have mostly been playing catch-up.But things have been changing drastically in recent times – and United has surged while American is lagging. So what does the competitive landscape look like in 2025 for the big US carriers?