Boeing risks missing Air Force One 2024 deadline due to legal, production issues

Let's call a spade a spade. Boeing has some serious issues in both its commercial and military business. From production delivery to cost overruns. Are they entirely at fault...no, but they could avoid many problems with better upper management and a cohesive BOD. Neither which are changing for the better.

Should happen to many companies that are run by shareholders (money and greed), Ceo's and accountants. It is time that craftsman and entrepreneurs are allowed to run their business adain, with the help of an accountant of course :)

another Boeing Hiccup?

If you're using Boeing for anything involving taxpayer money, you know that it's going to take FOREVER to get something done. And, it's going to cost WAY more than they initially told you it would be. Look at the Boeing Starliner space capsule. Still hasn't flown with passengers, while SpaceX has had two successful launches to the Space Station with crew. At far less cost.

I am beginning to think that Boeing is trying to damage their name to the point where it becomes inevitable that another company will buy them, perhaps to just break it up into little pieces, as Gordon Gekko would do; or perhaps to expand their own production capabilities. I am not pointing a finger at Airbus, nor at COMAC, but they would be the two largest bidders, should it come to that.

Perhaps Boeing is trying to prove the validity that they can lose money on every model, every contract, every production, and make it up in volume ..... and, the worst part is that they may be close to proving it, at least as long as the government is around to give them grants, non-repayable loans and the like......

lack of real domestic competition and the promise of almost endless guarenteed taxpayers money....bad combo

Boeing as predicted is going down as evidenced by their CEO taking a 25M salary from a company that is losing money and dropping sales at a rapid pace. This CEO has the same attitude as the previous one, take as much as you can before the house of cards tumbles. The same goes for the Chicago based elite using this term loosely. It is a shame for the loyal employees who in the end will lose what they've invested in Boeing. By the time Chicago management is done, the company will not be worth anything for Airbus or COMAC to consider acquiring.

Consider the source. Fox Business couldn't find the truth with both hands, a flashlight, a seeing eye dog, and hope in hell.

What I found amazing is that the existing Air Force One's (VC's) had all of their wiring replaced because the insulation was flaky. Interesting, isn't it. We the people got to fly around in massive planes with defective wiring, and also got to pay to replace that same wiring in the president's planes so he didn't have to worry about dying. It's nice to be the king?

They should have renovated a 757 instead? Love that plane...

Gentleman, please let's get back to Airplane talk rather than politics.

Slightly off topic, but when serving in the US in 77-79, I had the pleasure to be able to visit AAFB in a group of foreign NCOs, and one of the highlights was being able to board AF2, a B707. AF1, a B747 was enclosed in a separate compound with a troop of Marines on guard around the perimeter. We were told that AF2 was the former AF1 from the Kennedy era, and was the aircraft that LBJ was was sworn in on whilst transiting back to DC.

I’m still surprised that Boeing, after acquiring so many other companies, still feels the need to subcontract out so much of their work. It doesn’t seem to be working out too well for them.

"The new Air Force One planes face the possibility of missing their 2024 deadline"

Everyone please forgive me if I wait until it actually happens to freak the hell out.

They should be using the B-787-9 Dream liner for AF-1, not old technology!

My guess is they will miss the deadline because they decided to replace the stairs with an escalator. And Boeing didn't buy McDonald. It was McDonald who bought Boeing...with Boeings money.

Boeing....Pay Attention to Details!! Excuses Begone!!! Effective management creates solutions for a successful resolve. Eliminate internal Politics enabling smoother efficiency. Would suggest you get on your Knees if not already. You could use real Help Boeing...and Now. Many Stockholders and families are counting on Boeing to get it right!!

Will not look good for the company but the us goverment will not give them a hard time

A one off circumstance like Covid is of course going to mess up production deadlines, for company management to not adapt to the situation is what is wrong here.

a way to jack up the price of the aircraft

737 MAX check
737 NG check
787 check
KC46 check
Orion check
AF1 check

The only models Boeing hasnt screwed up lately are the toy models in their offices.

Come on man, it needs to be redesigned to have full wheelchair facilities, padded walls, wheel-in wet-floor shower, rubber "moving footpath" floor, malarkey room, elevator, and a "where I left my..." whiteboard

The plane should have been built ground up as Air Force One. Modifying already built planes is ridiculous.

Shameful, of course there is always plenty of A380s.. yuk