The first lady of Melania Trump is laughing while watching US President Donald Trump as she cut her saber at the New Air Force design cake during the lead commander of the Walter E. Washington Congress Center in Washington, DC, January 20, 2025.
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Boeing works with Trump’s adviser Elon musk in the ways of delivery of delayed, overcrowded Replacement of aviation forces Previously, said the Celly Ortberg CEO on Tuesday.
The Boeing 747 pair, which will serve as the next Air Force One aircraft more than two billion dollars during the late budget and years, which the company attributed to design changes, work limits and problems with the supply chain. President Donald Trump He reached a plane contract during his first term, after threatening to “cancel the order!” Before he took his post in 2017, complaining about high costs.
“We dealt with the Elon” in the Air Force program of the one to eliminate the costs and deliver aircraft earlier, Ortberg said in an interview with CNBC Phil Lebeau on “Squawk on the street“On Tuesday, after release The results of a year -round and his odds 2025.
It is not clear whether the aircraft will be delivered before Trump’s current mandate is up. Air Force spokesman told CNBC that the updated delivery schedule from Boeing is expected in the spring.
Trump cut a cake decorated with a model of air force – in a new color scheme – with a sword on his inaugural ball 20. January 20th.
Musk, whose company Universe He has been competing with Boein’s space unit, has been working closely with Trump in recent months. The billionaire also runs the Trump Commission, which he in charge of reducing state consumption.
Musk and the White House did not immediately comment on.
“The president wants these planes before, so we work with Elon to see what we can do to pull the schedule of these programs,” Ortberg said.
Boeing took $ 1.7 billion in his defense and space unit in the last quarter, including for the Air Force One program. Ortberg, who became Executive Director in August, replaced The manager of that job in September with an internal, temporary leader.
