Will Air Force One be retiring?

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With 747’s being retired across many different airlines, do you think the U.S. Government will retire Air Force One and move to something like an A340?

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It’s being switched to a 747-8 I believe. The 742 will be going out of service

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In 2017 Boeing will deliver two 747-8 aircraft, to function as Air Force One.

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No just the 747-200 is being replaced with a 747-800i

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Interesting, didnt know that

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There are two aircraft that can become Air Force One at any time.
The two current 747-200’s will be replaced by two 747-8 aircraft in 2017.
They are supposed to be the two last non-freighter versions of the 747-8 to be delivered.

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how long do you think they will be in commission?

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A long time. It’s a huge investment.

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I think there’s info about Air Force One in this documentary.
Not sure though.

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thanks, I am gonna watch it.

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Air Force 1 will be a 747 for some time to come :)

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They would never get a plane made in another country. They will forever stuck with Boeing at least. The Air Force announced they purchase a Boeing 747-8 for the next Air Force one. I forget when it’s entering service, but they are retiring the current one(s). The 747 has a little longer at least with the government.

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Isn’t Air Force Two (the VP’s jet) a 757? I wonder if that will stick around longer, and whatnot would be replace by.

Also, I don’t think the U.S. government would buy aircraft from Airbus. They probably use Boeing, as it an American company.

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Yes but Airbus just started making planes in the U.S, so is this next?

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It would be cool if it was replaced by a 787.

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787 is a bit small though. AF1 serves a lot of purposes, and I think only a fairly large aircraft that can house all of its facilities qualify.

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No. It’s a french based company. They would stick with all American made stuff.

That would be like a slap in the face if they got Airbus to do it (nothing against them)

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Air Force one is literally the White House with wings lol

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Maybe it could fit in a 787-10

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No way Jose. Air Force one has so much on board. A double decker plane is packed to the brim with stuff.

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