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A HERETIC I AM

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4. No, it doesn't

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 27, 2022, 08:07 PM

Apr 2022

Not in any way. shape or form.

The two 747-400's procured by the Air Force were ordered by Transaero, a Russian Airline but were never delivered. After flight testing they flew from Everett, Washington to the Southern California Logistics Airport near Victorville for storage. So they are basically brand new airplanes. The fiasco and cost overruns stem from the contractors hired to do the conversions.

The 737 Max never figured into the proposed acquisition of the replacement aircraft for the current VC-25A's.

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ETTD. MontanaMama Apr 2022 #1

737-MAX figure into this? OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2022 #2

No, it doesn't A HERETIC I AM Apr 2022 #4

OK! I figured the Trump administration might have used the 737-MAX issues with the NTSB to OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2022 #5

As a Lifelong Washingtonian ... mntleo2 Apr 2022 #3

Probably a few Russian agents at Boeing. LuvLoogie Apr 2022 #6

That is $600 million just this year LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #7