- L3Harris Technologies is set to work on modifications to a used Qatari Boeing 747 that could become a new Air Force One aircraft.
- Boeing's modifications on a pair of 747 jumbo jets to become the new Air Force One aircraft are years behind schedule and more than $2 billion over budget.
- Trump looked at the Qatari plane this past winter when it was parked in Florida.
The U.S. is working with to modify a used Qatari government jumbo jet in what could become a new presidential plane, according to a person familiar with the matter who wasn't authorized to speak to the media.
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WATCH HEREThe work comes after President Donald Trump earlier this year expressed frustration about delays in modification work from . Trump struck a with Boeing in his first term to retrofit two 747s to serve as the next Air Force One aircraft. But after delays, the planes before the end of his term.
L3Harris and Boeing declined to comment. The White House didn't immediately comment.
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SIGN UP Trump told reporters in February that he is considering for the delayed Boeing 747s, which have cost Boeing more than $2 billion in overruns.
"We may buy a plane or get a plane, or something," he said, according to a Reuters report at the time, as he the Qatari 747 that was parked at Florida's Palm Beach International Airport.
Boeing's CEO, Kelly Ortberg, said on an April 23 that "we continue to work with the customer to revise the program plan to allow for an earlier first delivery while maintaining our focus on safety and quality."
Ortberg said in January that the company with Trump advisor Elon Musk to deliver the planes sooner.
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Despite Trump's frustration with Boeing's delays in delivering the new Air Force One planes, the U.S. Air Force in March awarded Boeing a to build the country's next-generation fighter jet, a deal analysts estimate to be worth around $20 billion or more.
"In terms of all of the attributes of a fighter jet, there's never been anything even close to it, from speed to maneuverability, to what it can have, to payload. And this has been in the works for a long period of time," Trump said in a on March 21. "America's enemies will never see it coming."
