Around mid-December there was news that the United States Air Force would be purchasing two 747-8 aircraft from German carrier Lufthansa to support the future Air Force One program. Wasting very little time after the news went public, the 747-8 has already left the Lufthansa fleet for the United States.
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- May 5, 2025
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When we reported in February of this year that US President Donald Trump was touring a privately-owned Boeing 747-8, we somewhat thought this was just a publicity stunt to highlight that he wanted Boeing to move faster on the two VC-25Bs undergoing work to become the new pair of Air Force Ones. However, it does indeed seem like the government is moving to modify this other aircraft to be the new presidential transport! It even seems like a contractor has been tagged to do the work! We take a look at all this news for today’s video…