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Other StuffPublished: July 29, 2026

As if absorbing $3 billion was not enough, Boeing is spending an additional $280 million to ensure that the new Air Force One is not delayed a single bit, adding workers to deliver the advanced presidential fortress in 2028 and finally replace the luxurious 747 donated by Qatar

by Sayan Chakravarty

Boeing is making another expensive push to keep the long-delayed next-generation Air Force One program on schedule, committing additional resources in hopes of delivering…

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Even if Boeing were to somehow deliver the delayed new Air Force One in 2028, the US leader would have to continue using the aging presidential limo, “Beast,” which by then would be 22 months beyond its estimated shelf life

Nicki Minaj gives a glimpse inside the lavish Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 en route to Michigan, where cream sofas, oversized leather chairs, and a glowing pink-purple ceiling make the mighty Air Force One look like a Barbie-ready flying apartment from Doha

This New York based airline has painted giant curled mustaches on three of its Boeing 747s for men’s health, and the makeover required technicians to carefully remove the nose cover, align the whiskers, and protect the weather radar’s ability to see ahead

Boeing spent more than $1.2 billion building a Mach 2.7 jet that would outrun and dwarf mighty Concorde, forget touching the skies, the aircraft never flew and its expensive fuselage ended up towering the pastor over Sunday services at a Florida church near Disney World

To keep the long-delayed Air Force Ones and the Qatar-donated 747-8 flying for decades, the USAF has taken delivery of a perfectly fine Lufthansa jumbo just to carefully dismantle it in the Arizona desert and stockpile everything from the windshields to the escape slides

17 months behind schedule, the exorbitantly expensive new Air Force One being built by Boeing will face its first crucial test at the end of 2026 when engineers power up all its complex systems, which contain enough wiring to stretch from the White House to New York City

Abandoned by its owner, this bright purple Boeing 747 has been gathering dust and rotting away at a Spanish airport for 18 years, becoming an attraction in itself as rumors float it has amassed 200 million euros in parking fees

Originally designed to carry 500 passengers each, two mighty Boeing 747s have had all their seats removed and converted into 18 tasteful luxury suites in Malaysia, complete with sculptural bathtubs, a cockpit lounge and rooftop pools, and a night inside costs just $400

While Mallorca braced for its once-in-a-lifetime eclipse, Qatar’s royals rolled in aboard a $400 million 747 so big that after the 300-ton aircraft landed, the Civil Guard and fire crews briefly tied up part of the airport and had to sweep the 3,270-meter-long runway for debris

The wealthy Emir of Qatar, who donated his plush 747 to the United States, flew his other $400 million personal jumbo 3,000 miles to Mallorca just so he can watch the rare total eclipse in its full glory from his perfectly positioned $500 million Al Lusail superyacht

As if the $6 billion cost was not enough, the new Air Force One being built by Boeing is so delayed that its secure communications will be completely obsolete on the day it is delivered, forcing the authorities to demand an additional $555 million for comm upgrades

As if absorbing $3 billion was not enough, Boeing is spending an additional $280 million to ensure that the new Air Force One is not delayed a single bit, adding workers to deliver the advanced presidential fortress in 2028 and finally replace the luxurious 747 donated by Qatar