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USAF Expects Boeing Update to Integrated Master Schedule for VC-25B Next Spring

Frank Wolfe

Monday, August 26th, 2024

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USAF Expects Boeing Update to Integrated Master Schedule for VC-25B Next Spring

Air Force One prepares to depart from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. on April 29, 2021 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force said that it expects Boeing [BA] to deliver an updated Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for the VC-25B next spring. The two VC-25Bs are to replace the two, 1990s-era VC-25As as Air Force One. Air Force practice is to have one plane in reserve at Joint Base Andrews, Md., in case needed. The current IMS projects deliveries of the VC-25Bs in May 2027 and July 2027. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must certify the plane before the…

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