The United States wants to buy for the president planes built for the Russian bankrupt company

Photo: Facebook / The White House

Under pressure from US President Donald Trump, calling for a reduction in the cost of the new number one, the US Air Force is negotiating with Boeing on the purchase of two wide-body 747-8 aircraft built for the Russian airline Transaero, which went bankrupt before they were delivered.

This edition writes Reuters.

“We are in the final stages of agreeing to purchase two 747-8 commercial aircraft and hope to enter into a contract soon,” said Air Force spokeswoman Anne Stefanek, declining to disclose details.

American portal Defense Oneon national security issues, the Air Force is likely to conclude a lucrative agreement on aircraft whose average cost is of the order of $ 386 million.

Transaero, which went bankrupt in 2015, ordered the planes four years ago, a source familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.

Boeing built the 2 747-8 liner out of four ordered by the company. However, the airline did not become their owner, after which the aircraft were stored in the Mojave Desert in the United States, where a dry and hot climate slows down corrosion, the BBC reported.

Photo: Facebook / The White House

Trump in December, before taking office, collapsed on Boeing, posted on Twitter: "Boeing is building a new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control—more than $4 billion. Cancel the order!".

Head Boeing Dennis Muhlenburg called Trump and said that costs can be reduced by changing the requirements for board number one, sources familiar with the conversation said.

It is unclear what the costs of equipping commercial 747-8 aircraft, advanced electronics and security systems, required for the number one board.

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