Future U.S. presidents will be flying in a new set of wings, and it'll be made by Boeing. The Air Force announced today that the Boeing 747-8 aircraft has been chosen as the upgrade for Air Force One from the current VC-25 model, which is also manufactured A new Air Force One is on the way. Pentagon officials have chosen another Boeing 747 to replace the current jumbo jet that the president uses as his official aircraft, probably the most recognizable plane in the world. [ALSO: Air Force One Peacemaker Among There are few aircraft that carry the mystique of Air Force One, the White-House-in-the-sky that has jetted presidents from Dwight Eisenhower (apparently the first to use the term) to Harrison Ford to Barack Obama around the world. It's a bit of a Boeing scored a public relations hit on Wednesday, when the U.S. Air Force announced it had selected the 747-8 as the new presidential aircraft, continuing a tradition that has seen Boeing build the airplanes that transport the president of the United It's one of the most recognizable symbols of American power, a gleaming fixture in numerous Hollywood political action films, and, when it comes right down to it, a darn cool ride. But soon, Air Force One will be getting a makeover. That's not exactly After carrying Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, it seems both presidential planes used as Air Force One will soon be replaced. The two 25-year-old planes that carry the President now are Boeing 747-200 aircraft and have a 30-year shelf life .
The president is getting a new plane. The Air Force has chosen a new Air Force One, the plane on which the U.S. president travels, and Boeing will manufacture it. The Air Force announced in a press release at the end of January it had selected Boeing's 747 Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced Wednesday that Boeing will develop the next generation Air Force One. Boeing’s 747-8 model beat French competitor Airbus’s A380 model for the selection, announced in an official “Determinations In preparation for next year’s FIFA World Cup festivities in Brazil, Nike is launching a collection of Air Force 1 sneakers, or “Uptowns” as they are called in the ‘hood, in honor of the soccer-loving host country. The 2014 AF1 Brazil Pack comes in .
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