Turning Qatari 747 into Air Force 1 could cost $1 billion
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President Trump’s confirmation that the United States may accept a presidential aircraft gifted from Qatar marked the latest escalation in his clash with Boeing.
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A $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways comes as Boeing struggles to deliver its Air Force One replacements and Trump seems poised to accept a Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family.
Security experts told BI that the work required to make a plane from Qatar ready to be Air Force One would be like building a new plane.
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