Boeing’s New Air Force One Runs Even Later With Two-Year Delay

The next-generation Air Force One presidential jets will be delivered at least two years after their original mid-2024 date “due to a combination of factors,” the service said in a statement.

The factors behind the delay include “impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, interiors supplier transition, manpower limitations, wiring design timelines, and test execution rates,” the service said Tuesday. A final determination on the schedule for the Boeing Co. planes will be decided by Pentagon acquisition officials after “further review.”