{"id":419173,"date":"2026-05-02T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-new-air-force-one-delayed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:00:18","slug":"why-americas-new-air-force-one-has-been-delayed-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=419173","title":{"rendered":"Why America&#8217;s New Air Force One Has Been Delayed for Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States&#8217; new <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"59012\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/air-force-one\/\"  >Air Force One<\/a><\/span> program has been delayed for years because the VC-25B development process is significantly different from that of a normal commercial aircraft. This is rather a highly specialized military conversion wrapped inside a politically sensitive fixed-price contract. <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"60363\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/boeing\/\"  >Boeing<\/a><\/span> is taking two 747-8 airframes and turning them into flying White Houses, with secure communications, presidential transport systems, and survivability features that go far beyond a commercial jet. 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