5 days ago · Air Force One Project: A History of Delays and Budget Overruns. Delays and budget overruns have plagued the new Air Force One project. ... is also possible that the visit was a way for Musk to gather information about Boeing’s progress for the benefit of SpaceX. The Future of Air Force One. A report on the project status will be produced by ...

1 day ago · Air Force None After leaving the federal government's operations in shambles and causing major confusion over healthcare funding, SpaceX CEO and White House advisor Elon Musk is prioritizing the delivery of a pair of luxurious Boeing 747s so he and president Donald Trump can jet around in style. And in an unusual twist, Musk is talking to longtime space industry competitor Boeing to speed up ...

Elon Musk has taken on a new role as the First Buddy: monitoring the progress on the long-awaited revamped Air Force One jets. The new Air Force One planes, made by Boeing, are currently $2.7 ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Just before 3 p.m. on Dec. 18, a surprising visitor showed up at Boeing Co.’s military aircraft facility in San Antonio, Texas: First Buddy Elon Musk.. The billionaire tasked by US President ...

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, SpaceX, and other ventures, has reportedly visited Boeing and its facilities in San Antonio, Texas, where the plane maker has been modifying two Boeing...

6 days ago · Musk’s Air Force One visit highlights Boeing’s struggles with delays and budget issues amid fierce competition from SpaceX. On December 18, Musk visited Boeing’s military aircraft facility in San Antonio, Texas.

Jan 18, 2025 · Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman was on hand to watch a previous Starship test, and the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded SpaceX a $102 million contract in 2022 to study how Starship could be used …

Jan 5, 2024 · Citing "capability gaps, rising maintenance costs, and parts obsolescence," the US Air Force ordered two of the newest Queen of the Skies models, the Boeing 747-8i (intercontinental) jumbo jets, to replace the final two Boeing 747-200s to roll off the assembly line in Everett, Washington.

May 24, 2022 · Air Force One delays: The U.S. Air Force will need more money to keep the two Air Force One presidential jets in the air at least two to three years longer than planned due to...

Jan 7, 2025 · An environmental study is being conducted by the Department of the Air Force to explore potential impacts of SpaceX's proposed launch program expansion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, and...