Converting the 13-year-old 747 jet that Qatar is offering President Donald Trump into a new Air Force One would require multiple top-secret systems, cost more than $1 billion, and take many years to complete, three aviation experts told NBC News.
The project would likely cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars over time, which would be more than its current value of $400 million and not even be completed before Trump finished his term, when the plane is expected to be handed over to his presidential library foundation.
Experts also said the idea made no financial or practical sense, since Boeing is already deep into a multiyear contract to convert two 747s to replace the current Air Force One planes, according to NBC News. In addition, the contract for refurbishing the Qatari 747 would in any case likely go to Boeing as its original manufacturer.
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