Boeing making a ‘better’ Air Force One for less money Airplane manufacturer Boeing will be able to create a better Air Force One for a lower cost, the company’s CEO announced after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump Tuesday at Trump Tower. “We made some great progress on simplifying requirements for Air Force One, streamlining the process, streamlining certification by using commercial practices. All of that is going to provide a better airplane at a lower cost, so I’m pleased with the progress there,” Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told reporters after the meeting. Muilenburg also claimed similar progress on fighter jets, after his discussion with the incoming commander-in-chief. “And similarly on fighters, we were able to talk about options for the country and capabilities that will, again, provide the best capability for our war fighters most affordably,” the CEO said. Muilenburg praised Trump for “doing a great job with engaging business,” and said, “Together, we’re working through simplifying the requirements and streamlining the process and applying commercial best-practices. That’s going to lead to substantial cost reduction, so this is something that we’re working together. And I appreciate the teamwork approach on this. I think it’s the right way to do business.” http://nypost.com/2017/01/17/boeing-making-a-better-air-force-one-for-less-money/ More so than the Trump "success" is that they (Boeing) essentially admitted they have been systematically cheating the taxpayers for decades
Boeing needs to sit down with the union and come to an understanding that they need to get in line and milk this cow for all it's worth. We're not talking selling a Thanksgiving ticket to Grandma, this is USgov, we're talking every tax payer with a congressman on the take!$$
It's amazing how fast these big companies are able to deliver better products at a lower cost, when their nuts are on the chopping block.