Ok I'm going to say that the Qatar plane is a bad deal.

[justoffal]

I thought it would be available within months to use as a replacement for the aging fleet of Air Force One standbys. But that's not the case. It wouldn't be ready until about 2029 which is about the same time the two brand new planes will be ready to go.

Ultimately there's no reason to pursue it anymore.
Hopefully cooler heads will prevail here and the whole thing will just die on the vine.

It has too much potential to smell like personal gain at this point.

But that's just me.

Jo

 

[1srelluc]

It's only 13 years into it's 35 year lifespan.....I call it the Deal of the Day whenever it's put into service..... J6Harris does damn good work so it's not like DEI Boeing will mess with it for ten damn years..

 

[Oddball]

The real question is what is the delay from Boeing on the replacements?...It's not like nobody knew that the airframes of the current ones were reaching the end of their useful lifespans.

 

[justoffal]

It's only 13 years into it's 35 year lifespan.....I call it the Deal of the Day whenever it's put into service..... J6Harris does damn good work so it's not like DEI Boeing will mess with it for ten damn years..

Thanks for that.... I know very little about aviation and the lifespan of an air frame. It could be that you're completely correct.

 

[1srelluc]

The real question is what is the delay from Boeing on the replacements?...It's not like nobody knew that the airframes of the current ones were reaching the end of their useful lifespans.

They are well past their service life.....They have been serving the last five Presidents.

 

[skye]

So what!

Let him have the freaking plane!

 

[Oddball]

They are well past their service life.....They have been serving the last five Presidents.

Seriously doubt that...If they were past their service lives, then transporting anyone in them is dangerous as the airframes risk a catastrophic blowout.

 

[justoffal]

They are well past their service life.....They have been serving the last five Presidents.

Are they hoping for a fatal accident perhaps?
The B-52 bombers.... Some of them are 70 years old I believe.

 

[mudwhistle]

It's only 13 years into it's 35 year lifespan.....I call it the Deal of the Day whenever it's put into service..... J6Harris does damn good work so it's not like DEI Boeing will mess with it for ten damn years..

What's only 13 years?

 

[skye]

Good deal not bad IMO

 

[1srelluc]

So what!

Let him have the freaking plane!

The "Nervous Nellies" can pound sand.

 

[1srelluc]

What's only 13 years?

The airframe is only 13 years old and it really does not have all that many flight hours on it.

 

[skye]

The "Nervous Nellies" can pound sand.

Planes....planes....planes.................sick of it! lol

 

[jwoodie]

This may be good leverage against Boeing, if they are slow walking the new plane or insisting on cost overruns.

 

[mudwhistle]

So what!

Let him have the freaking plane!

The point is Democrats want to trash anything and everything.

This has always been the problem with out of power Democrats.

They become THE PROBLEM instead of helping with solving problems.

 

[mudwhistle]

Planes....planes....planes.................sick of it! lol

 

[Zafira Cherry]

I thought it would be available within months to use as a replacement for the aging fleet of Air Force One standbys. But that's not the case. It wouldn't be ready until about 2029 which is about the same time the two brand new planes will be ready to go.

Ultimately there's no reason to pursue it anymore.
Hopefully cooler heads will prevail here and the whole thing will just die on the vine.

It has too much potential to smell like personal gain at this point.

But that's just me.

Jo

Bad deal - Your tax money will be invested into an airplane that will be owned by the Trump Foundation when Trump's term is over.

 

[irosie91]

I consider the issue trivial

 

[skye]

The point is Democrats want to trash anything and everything.

This has always been the problem with out of power Democrats.

They become THE PROBLEM instead of helping with solving problems.

Rats will be Rats................ it's their nature!

 

[Concerned American]

The real question is what is the delay from Boeing on the replacements?...It's not like nobody knew that the airframes of the current ones were reaching the end of their useful lifespans.

Look at the DEI admin that preceded this one and review the "competent" actions they accomplished. That should answer that question.
I am in agreement that the Qatar plane deal is probably a bad deal as more details become available. That is why I have looked at it as fake news since first reported with no named sources and no reports of anything concrete---other than democrats howling at the moon over something that may or may not ever happen--especially since it would take congressional approval.