Report: U.S., Qatar Only Now Nearing Deal on Gifted 747
Sources say the legal transfer, supposedly completed in May, has actually been held up for months.
Sources say the legal transfer, supposedly completed in May, has actually been held up for months.
Officials will use funds originally allocated for the LGM-35 Sentinel program.
Program faces cost overruns and years of delays.
Secretary Troy Meink indicates the work will probably amount to less than $400 million.
Proposal would prevent any aircraft once owned by a foreign government from being used as Air Force One.
Cruz says the interim Air Force One given to the president could be bugged with listening devices.
Manufacturer is seeking to modify the requirements for its modified 747-8 jets to deliver them before the end of president’s second term.
Per The Wall Street Journal, the president is frustrated with delays to the aerospace giant’s new design, which has suffered multiple setbacks.
The president may consider purchasing a Qatari-owned 747 amid continued Boeing delays.
Private aircraft of John. F. Kennedy transformed presidential campaigns.