WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -The Air Force One program may be further delayed until 2029 or years later, a senior administration official said, citing supply chain issues and changing requirements, after the White House said the project failed to deliver a new plane on time over the weekend.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not happy with planemaker Boeing BA.N and his administration might have to go a different route with Air Force One planes.
The White House asked a judge Monday to allow it to continue barring the Associated Press from some press events, arguing in an new court filing that access to the president is at his discretion and not a constitutional right.
President Donald Trump says he is considering buying used Boeing aircraft — perhaps from an overseas seller — to use as Air Force One when he’s aboard, as he fumes over the U.S. plane-maker’s delays in producing two specially modified ones for presidential use.
Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.
Two new Air Force One airplanes are at least three years away from being delivered to President Donald Trump, prompting him to request Elon Musk's assistance.
The White House announced it will choose which news outlets get to cover President Trump in close quarters or in events with limited access.
Later in the week, a White House official barred an AP reporter from traveling with him to Florida aboard Air Force One. The move ended a near-century during which the AP had been one of the wire ...
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