USAF awards Air Force One contract

THE USAF awarded Boeing a contract modification on August 4 to purchase two second-hand 747- 8s to be modified as future Air Force One aircraft – following a set of awards in 2016 for riskreduction activities. “Purchasing these aircraft is a huge step toward replacing the ageing VC-25As” said Maj Gen Duke Richardson, the Presidential Airlift Recapitalization programme executive officer. “This award keeps us on track to modify and test the aircraft to become Presidential mission-ready by 2024.” The USAF