The Pentagon is investigating why Boeing employees work on current and future US Air Force One without the necessary security approvals to work on top-secret aircraft.
How did the authorities move?
- A Boeing spokesperson said: “When Boeing discovered this administrative issue, we quickly notified the Air Force and, in coordination with them, temporarily suspended access of affected Boeing employees to the VC-25A and VC-25B areas.”
- On March 19, the Air Force said, “the vast majority of personnel” affected by the security clearance gap were approved to begin working in the secured areas where presidential aircraft are built and maintained.
challenges other
- The next-generation Air Force One program has run into cost and schedule overruns.
- The Air Force said operations of the VC-25A and VC-25B aircraft had not been halted due to the security appropriation issue, adding that there had been no impact on the schedule for the new aircraft, which refers to the delivery of the first two aircraft by September. 2027.
