Boeing gets $3.9 billion contract for new Air Force One
18 July 2018 |
10:13 am
Boeing has received a $3.9 billion contract to build two 747-8 aircraft for use as Air Force One by the U.S. president, due to be delivered by December 2024 and painted red, white and blue.
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