The Boeing 707 that President Ronald Reagan flew on first entered service in 1972 during Richard Nixon’s tenure as the 37th President of the United States. When the President was onboard the aircraft, it used the call sign Air Force One, and at other times, it used the call sign SAM Special Mission 27000 (spoken as “SAM two-seven-thousand.” The Boeing VC-137C, serial number 72-7000, served during the administrations of the following presidents:
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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.