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Trump Confirms Talks With Boeing on Cutting Cost of 'Air Force One'

© AP Photo / Paul BeatyAir Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, lands at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015.
Air Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, lands at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. - Sputnik International
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Negotiations over reducing the cost of Air Force One presidential aircraft are underway with manufacturer Boeing, US President elect Donald Trump said in a television interview Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The comments come a day after he said Boeing is charging too much for two new planes used by US presidents and known as Air Force One.

“I think the planes are too expensive,” Trump told NBC News. “Planes are too expensive and we’re going to get the prices down and if we don’t get the prices down, we’re not going to order them.”

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In a response later Tuesday, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said the price of new Air Force One aircraft could be reduced only by cutting back on crucial security and communication features.

The Air Force, which oversees the contract for the presidential planes, also issued a statement saying it’s still conducting risk-reduction activities with Boeing that will eventually define the capabilities and cost of Air Force One.

The Air Force has budgeted $1.65 billion for the two new airplanes and related work between 2015 and 2019 – far less than the $4 billion figure Trump cited Tuesday.

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