Boeing is working with the Trump administration to speed up delivery of two replacement presidential aircraft, better known as Air Force One, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in an interview on Tuesday.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Tuesday he is "not too worried" about the Trump administration's threats to impose tariffs on trade partners, including countries that are important parts of Boeing’s far-flung supply chain.

Elon Musk is working with Boeing on behalf of President Donald Trump in order to speed up replacements for the president’s planes, known as Air Force One, that are over budget and behind schedule.

Boeing is working with the Trump administration to speed up delivery of two replacement presidential aircraft, better known as Air Force One, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in an interview on Tuesday.

Tesla CEO and Trump’s number one lil’ guy, Elon Musk, wants to know why i t’s taking Boeing so long to convert two 747s into the next Air Force One jets. He stopped by operations for his competitor earlier this week to see what’s what.

Just before 3 p.m. on Dec. 18, a surprising visitor showed up at Boeing Co.’s military aircraft facility in San Antonio, Texas: First Buddy Elon Musk.

In an interview with The Seattle Times after reporting grim financial results early Tuesday, Kelly Ortberg said that six months into the job, he thinks Boeing is "starting to turn the corner."

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President Trump ordered the next generation of presidential planes during his first term, spent four years out of office, and returned to find the two modified 747s not yet delivered by Boeing. In addition to being years behind schedule,

The “C” in C-17 stands for cargo, but it does more than carry stuff: It sends a message of power and the American can-do military spirit. With 223 of these behemoths, the Air Force is capable of delivering huge amounts of stuff anywhere in the world on short notice in adverse conditions.

Update: U.S. Army contracting is not on hold, the Defense Department said Tuesday in an attempt to clear up confusion stemming from email guidance that circulated in anticipation of an administration memo to get all “financial assistance” in line with recent Trump administration executive orders,