The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and commonly operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as Air Force One, the call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.

2024年1月5日 · The present planes are heavily modified Boeing 747-200 aircraft designated VC-25A. The type is the latest to be nominated for Presidential usage after winning a competition against McDonnell Douglas with its DC-10 for the role.

2024年9月13日 · The first VC-25B flight is scheduled for March 2026. The VC-25 has four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 jet engines. The aircraft is nearly 232 feet long, 64 feet high, and has a 196-foot wingspan.

2018年7月16日 · The VC-25B Program will replace the United States Air Force Presidential VC-25A fleet which faces capability gaps, rising maintenance costs, and parts obsolescence as it ages beyond 30 years.

2023年3月10日 · President of the United States Joe Biden has selected the livery design for the "Next Air Force One," VC-25B, a design that will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force One, VC-25A, while also modernizing for the 21st century.

2025年2月20日 · Boeing is scrambling for ways to accelerate production of the VC-25B next-generation Air Force One, as President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on the company by speculating on changing...

2021年2月15日 · The 30-year old Boeing VC-25A aircraft are currently being replaced by a new version of the Boeing 747-8 aircraft designated the “VC-25B”.

2020年3月11日 · VC-25B, the next “Air Force One,” is a program to design, modify, test, and deliver two aircraft replacing the current VC-25A and will serve as a flying White House for the next thirty years.

2018年7月23日 · The US Air Force’s $3.9 billion contract with Boeing to modify two 747-8 commercial airliners into VC-25B presidential aircraft, commonly known as Air Force One, offered a rare glimpse into the...

The presidential air transport fleet consists of two specially configured Boeing 747-200B's -- tail numbers 28000 and 29000 -- with the Air Force designation VC-25. When the president is...