Air Force Affirms $400 Million Cost Estimate for Jet from Qatar
A Qatari Boeing 747 on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport in Florida.
Photographer: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty ImagesA top Air Force official affirmed that an aircraft Qatar gave to the US as an interim presidential jet will cost about $400 million to retrofit.
William Bailey, the acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, cited the figure in testimony before a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. He declined to elaborate on the plane’s capabilities.