Sunday, August 23, 2026
US Air Force says Boeing on pace fixing Air Force One cracks
The US Air Force said on August 20 that Boeing is making steady progress replacing roughly 300 corrosion-driven structural stringer cracks identified on each of the two 747-8-based Air Force One jets, a defect also found across the wider 747-8 fleet. As of late July the first aircraft needed 21 more repairs and the second had completed 104 of its 300 items, and the Air Force said the pace is not currently a threat to Boeing's mid-2028 delivery target.
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