The U.S. Air Force said the first of two Boeing-built VC-25B presidential transports will now be delivered in mid-2028, a one-year delay. Boeing received an up-to-$15.5 million contract modification for expanded communications, taking the programme's value to about $4.3 billion.
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The slip moves entry into service for one of two VC-25Bs to mid-2028, extending reliance on the USAF’s legacy VC-25A fleet and its sustainment burden.
The $15.5M communications modification increases the programme to roughly $4.3B and comes amid broader Boeing delivery and certification slowdowns that are constraining capacity across its programmes; see recent coverage of industry delivery pressure.
The USAF has already initiated an interim conversion of a Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8, underscoring contingency planning and operational trade-offs while the VC-25B schedule slips.
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(FR) Air Force One: the new Boeing 747-8 delayed again • air-journal.fr
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(FR) Air Force One suffers another delay • aerospatium.info
(ES) New Air Force One delay: Boeing's VC-25B will not arrive until mid-2028 • aviaciondigital.com
(DE) Air Force One: New presidential jets delayed further • aerotelegraph.com
Air Force One delivery pushed to mid‑2028 as Boeing faces schedule pressure • Stars and Stripes
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