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It's okay to cut corners on this *one* order LearnedHand Feb 2025 #1
Agreed Rebl2 Feb 2025 #20
Agreed and Agreed again...... DENVERPOPS Feb 2025 #44
And RUSH it. 2025 delivery, as early in 2025 as it can be "assembled" RockCreek Feb 2025 #68
Put it in a box and make him assemble it himself like IKEA furniture. n/t forgotmylogin Feb 2025 #42
Excellent idea Rebl2 Feb 2025 #46
And go ahead and install Elon's untested and unproven software too. Initech Feb 2025 #65
Browbeat and rush Boeing? Attilatheblond Feb 2025 #2
Don't worry, he'll bring the SpaceX safety team with him. nilram Feb 2025 #5
Maybe... lonely bird Feb 2025 #17
Sorry I didn't Rebl2 Feb 2025 #21
Thanks lonely bird Feb 2025 #32
No, you were thinking to yourself. niyad Feb 2025 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author COL Mustard Feb 2025 #35
And how much are these things supposed to cost? Bayard Feb 2025 #3
Cost is no issue when it comes to anything for Musk and Trump. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #8
A few thousand fired federal workers MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #48
$4.66 billion and Boeing expects to lose nearly one billion dollars on the order VMA131Marine Feb 2025 #14
Spot on! SeattleVet Feb 2025 #38
Refueling Wifes husband Feb 2025 #54
Dunno! Seems like something the Presidential airplane should have VMA131Marine Feb 2025 #58
It only has to fly to MAL and back to DC? WhiteTara Feb 2025 #64
tRumplethinskin thought it added too much to the cost, and was unnecessary. SeattleVet Feb 2025 #67
I agree not necessary for 47. RockCreek Feb 2025 #71
Why the hell is a president who is completely unqualified MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #80
LOL the someone was Trump he made a deal Historic NY Feb 2025 #66
No - the original replacement contract was signed in 2015, well before the idiot started making changes. SeattleVet Feb 2025 #69
Isn't Transaero Russian? HarryM Feb 2025 #85
I'm perfectly content to allow Boeing to rush the delivery of these planes. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #4
+1 dalton99a Feb 2025 #22
Maybe Rebl2 Feb 2025 #47
Wow. boonecreek Feb 2025 #62
Problem is the next POTUS MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #49
Only if the plane is still in one piece. royable Feb 2025 #74
hoping the timing of the disaster MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #79
Wait, empty tequila bottles on board. Buddyzbuddy Feb 2025 #6
Excellent point! orangecrush Feb 2025 #39
There are tons of security and safety implications to this genxlib Feb 2025 #7
No future president in their right mind orangecrush Feb 2025 #40
Don't worry about those cracks... WestMichRad Feb 2025 #9
"the same presidential planes that have been in use for more than 30 years, dating back to George H.W. Bush's term" Polybius Feb 2025 #10
When these presidential aircraft Deminpenn Feb 2025 #25
Sure, push for early delivery & have Trump, Musk, Vance & Johnson on board for first flight. NotHardly Feb 2025 #11
and the drunk, don't forget the drunk. niyad Feb 2025 #37
Which one? TurboDem Feb 2025 #77
Well, since we are talking the line of succession, petey. niyad Feb 2025 #81
How far down the line of succession do you have to go to find a decent person? LearnedHand Feb 2025 #41
I think we need to win the House MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #52
If they want a faster delivery . . . SarcasticSatyr Feb 2025 #12
I would suspect that some of the delay is due to all of the software necessary to make the plane the in2herbs Feb 2025 #13
Rubio even took the initiative to have the electronics systems pre engineered for Boeing... EarthFirst Feb 2025 #15
Maybe he can get them faster if he goes with the surprise falling door option. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2025 #16
Turn it over to him right now n/t tinymontgomery Feb 2025 #18
I imagine Musk may well speed things up Emrys Feb 2025 #19
Ok... cut the security and expertise needed to work on THESE planes! slightlv Feb 2025 #23
Hope Boeing Deminpenn Feb 2025 #24
I don't get it ... why doesn't Musk lend Chump one of his jets? FakeNoose Feb 2025 #26
Elon's CyberPlane Engineers will save the day bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #27
Who stole those strawberries? jeffreyi Feb 2025 #28
Dear Lord, please have Felon Musk sign off on his engineering orders while trashing Boeing. Please ... marble falls Feb 2025 #29
Here you go just a few blocks away on the mall 1903 Wright Flyer IA8IT Feb 2025 #30
Hey Eloon Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2025 #31
I have driven past there on the way to Blaine for a work trip BumRushDaShow Feb 2025 #33
eejit n/t mtngirl47 Feb 2025 #36
They should deliver it as is Figarosmom Feb 2025 #43
Sell the current plane. Aussie105 Feb 2025 #45
Or Trump could fly commercial. Only costs $2. MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #53
Just bolt stubby wings and jet engines onto a Cybertruck. NBachers Feb 2025 #50
Trump wants to fly on a plane that musk has something to do with? Good luck with that landing Augiedog Feb 2025 #51
By all means, Dotard, please a) rely on Edolf's technical prowess to b) rush production RockRaven Feb 2025 #55
"Rolling back security clearance standards for those working on the presidential planes." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2025 #56
I thought he was in charge of everything. What's this Klarkashton Feb 2025 #57
Fuck him and his stupid Americagasm symbols! Initech Feb 2025 #59
trump first, safety last Blue Owl Feb 2025 #60
Oh please pleas put musk in charge' maybe the plane willl explode, or fall out of the sky PortTack Feb 2025 #61
Give the Big Baby What He Wants MissouriDem47 Feb 2025 #63
What could possibly go wrong with this? Hekate Feb 2025 #70
Can Elon have his "audit team" help? They know everything. 33taw Feb 2025 #72
Yes please! swong19104 Feb 2025 #73
These guys have enough of their stupid money to pay for their flights. Screw them. Let them whine and gripe, SWBTATTReg Feb 2025 #75
737MAX software installed by Russian technicians... Layzeebeaver Feb 2025 #76
He'll still be able to go to a few countries without getting arrested. Turbineguy Feb 2025 #78
It would be much sleeker looking tavernier Feb 2025 #82
And Musk is going to threaten Boeing with what? Picking another supplier? Grins Feb 2025 #83
Maybe Eloon should build it HarryM Feb 2025 #84
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