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LISTEN: Trump Taps L3Harris to Retrofit Old 747 Into New Air Force One
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Eric Sorensen
Back in February, President Donald Trump said Boeing's progress on the new Air Force One was taking too long, and he threatened to go another way, maybe even dipping into the used aircraft market to find something to convert.
Well, it appears that the president has reached the end of his patience and is now repurposing a used Qatari plane to become the new Air Force One, and he’s tasked one of Boeing’s contractors to get it done.