For most people, the image of “Air Force One” brings to mind a single blue-and-white jumbo jet, an aircraft that famously banks over Washington, D.C., with the presidential seal gleaming as the jet comes in for a landing at the nearby Andrews Air Force Base. In reality, Air Force One is a radio call sign that can apply to any United States Air Force aircraft that is carrying the sitting president, whether it is a small business jet or a highly modified Boeing 747 that typically transports the commander in chief. Nonetheless, across eight decades of airborne presidential travel, a small set of aircraft has come to embody the role, serving as purpose-built flying offices, command posts, and, ultimately, strong symbols of American power.
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Boeing Proposes Delivering 747-8 Air Force One Jets In 2027
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- May 16, 2025
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The long-delayed new Air Force One jets from Boeing might now be delivered as soon as 2027. While that’s still years behind the original delivery date of 2022, it’s two years earlier than Boeing had recently predicted back in February. President Donald Trump had expressed frustration over the delays, but this new delivery schedule would ensure he could use the new aircraft before the end of his term.