https://sputniknews.com/20220305/replacement-for-air-force-one-faces-over-a-year-in-delays--1093603023.htmlReplacement for Air Force One Faces Over a Year in DelaysReplacement for Air Force One Faces Over a Year in DelaysBreaking Defense reported Friday that Boeing estimates the VC-25B program is running 17 months behind schedule. Boeing’s VC-25B is a military version of their... 05.03.2022, Sputnik International2022-03-05T04:01+00002022-03-05T04:01+00002022-03-05T04:00+0000boeingaircraftair force oneus air force/html/head/meta[@name='og:title']/@content /html/head/meta[@name='og:description']/@contenthttps://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e5/06/09/1083112046_0:161:3071:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_6bae45120caf24232a005f75493d9e86.jpgThat estimate may change depending on negotiations between the US Air Force and Boeing, but the negotiations alone could take almost two months for the two agencies to finalize a new schedule, according to Darlene Costello, the principal deputy assistant secretary of Air Force Acquisition.“We continue to work closely with the Air Force on a new approved schedule baseline,” Boeing spokeswoman Didi VanNierop said in a statement.On Friday during a news conference at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium, Costello noted that the program is officially over a year late. The contract between the Air Force and Boeing is a fixed price of $3.9 billion, and any extra costs to the program will affect Boeing, not the United States government.Despite the delay, Costello remains hopeful, stating, “What’s important is that the program has continued. GDC Technics countersued Boeing, accusing the company of mismanaging work on the VC-25B.The situation is not helped when the company in question is scandal-ridden. Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“ 252 602022Mary Manley https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e6/01/0b/1092187887_0:0:2048:2049_100x100_80_0_0_0c2cc4c84f89aff034cc55bb01fb6697.jpgMary Manley https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e6/01/0b/1092187887_0:0:2048:2049_100x100_80_0_0_0c2cc4c84f89aff034cc55bb01fb6697.jpgNewsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“ 252 60Mary Manley https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e6/01/0b/1092187887_0:0:2048:2049_100x100_80_0_0_0c2cc4c84f89aff034cc55bb01fb6697.jpgboeing, aircraft, air force one, us air force

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