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US Air Force to spend $1.5 billion retro-fitting gifted Qatari plane for Trump use. (www.abc.net.au)

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[-] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I meant the updating of the Qatari plane could balloon to equal the cost of one of the newer planes.

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Oh possibly. Not sure the government has even signed those contracts yet at this point.

The one surprising thing is that the Qatari jet is actually a 747-8 model like the two new contracted planes. So I suppose it could technically be outfitted as a new Air Force One, then only one of the new airframes finished and outfitted, and then gut this to finish the second new airframe, leaving a gutted 747-8 for Trump.

But we know that's not what will happen.