The two new Air Force One aircraft ordered in 2017 will not be delivered before 2029.
Posted by Inside Trump's Head, Checked
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- 4 contradict2 support2 context
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Inside Trump's HeadSep 6, 2026
The claim is partly contradicted: the Air Force and Boeing projected in late 2025 through mid-2026 that the first new VC-25B would be delivered in mid-2028, before 2029, while the second is projected for mid-2029, consistent with the claim.
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What was said
… Well, it doesn't seem very smart to take a plane, even if you're taking it to your own golf course, Dunbeg, in Ireland, when you know that it's not secure. That said, why does it take Boeing twelve years to come up with a new Air Force One? I mean, Trump ordered two new Air Force Ones in 2017, and they've said they won't be delivered before 2029, at which point he'll be out of office. So I slightly understand his desire to get his little hands, his short fingered vulgarian hands, on on the freebie from Qatar, which we know he's going to keep after his presidency. …
The Daily Beast Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The U.S. Air Force said the first of two new Air Force One jets from Boeing was delayed to mid-2028, which is before 2029.[1][2]
Contradicts. Mid-2028 remained the projected first delivery in June and July 2026 Air Force-based reporting, so the record did not move to 2029 for the first jet as of 2026-09-08.[3][4]
Supports. Other reporting puts the two jets' delivery in mid-2029 or service entry no earlier than 2029, which fits the claim for the second aircraft and for service entry.[4][5][6]
Context. Sources describe the 2018 Boeing contract for two 747-8s, while a separate 2017 purchase of two Transaero 747-8s was used as the bridge aircraft, so the post's 2017 date for the new order is inaccurate.[7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 7 not rated
- 1US president's new Air Force One jet from Boeing delayed ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Next presidential jet will arrive a bit earlier than projected, Air Force ...defenseone.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3aviatordb.com › news › aviationAir Force One Replacement Delay Pushes VC-25B Entry to 2029aviatordb.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Progress, further delay risk for Boeing Air Force One: reportfrance24.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Why It Takes So Long To Build New Air Force One Planes - BGRbgr.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Boeing’s Air Force One Project Still Stalled, Years Late and Billions Over Budgettravelpulse.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Air Force One - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 8New Air Force One Delivery Shifts to 2028airandspaceforces.com · not rated · cited for: context
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