United States Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told Congress on Thursday, June 5th, that it would “probably” cost hundreds of millions of dollars to transform the civilian-spec 747 received from Qatar into a proper Air Force One . He stated to the House Armed Services Committee that the final price tag would come in under $400 million USD according to The Hill.

Boeing 747

Launch Customer(s)

Pan American World Airways

Manufacturer

Boeing

Aircraft Type

Widebody

First Delivery

January 22, 1970

Last Delivery

January 31, 2023

Number Delivered

1,573

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Meink went on to say that the budget would also account for spare parts, in addition to the retrofitting process. Democratic Representative Joe Courtney, of Connecticut, pointed out that the current process of co

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