1. Air Force One isn’t a plane, it’s a callsign We all know Air Force One as a majestic white-and-blue Boeing 747, but ‘Air Force One’ is actually the callsign ofanyUS Air Force aircraft carrying the President. So if the Commander-in-Chief bums a ride on the rattiest Air ...
Two empty liquor bottles were found this month on one of Boeing Co. ’s new Air Force One planes under development in San Antonio, people familiar with the matter said.
The new livery, and thesale of Air India, has led some to believe that the government is looking to drop the Air India One callsign. However, it is unclear what this would be replaced with if it does decide to change. We will likely find out when the plane is delivered next month. ...
Air Force One over Mt. Rushmore” by U.S. Air Force File Photo The US Government has chosen the Boeing 747-8 for its Air Force One replacement. The aircraft, which transports the US President and other government staff on trips all over the world, is one of the most famous aircraft in...
Boeing 747 planes become Air Force One when the commander in chief is aboard. The current planes are getting old, and the Pentagon wants to buy new ones. CBS News' Mark Albert reports from behind the scenes on how for the first time the military may buy three 747s to replace the curren...
What the new Air Force One will look like. The new official paint design for the 'Next Air Force One' VC-25B aircraft has been selected. The modern design will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force One, VC-25A.
The U.S. presidential planes, known as Air Force One when the president is on board, are one of the most recognized symbols of the American presidency. The civilian version of the plane, the Boeing 747-8, is priced at 390 million dollars, but the presidential version is much more costly...
He smiled, then cracked: “Stay tuned. Have plane, will travel.” Five years after it was ordered, a new Air Force One--a jumbo Boeing 747-200B with the chief executive aboard--headed off into the morning sky outside Washington, with those watchwords for a peripatetic presidency. ...
Boeing VC-25 (tail number 28000) standing in as Air Force One over the Statue of Liberty and the Hudson River, with New Jersey in the background. The flyover, intended as a training mission and photo shoot of the presidential plane, included the aircraft and an F-16 fighter plane escort...
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