Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)
It was snowing so hard that the airstair truck got stuck, delaying Biden and his entourage from deplaning promptly after arriving.
It was snowing so hard that the airstair truck got stuck, delaying Biden and his entourage from deplaning promptly after arriving.
The C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner.
The Air Force says it wants “a very large platform” to replace its existing 747-based E-4B airborne command center aircraft.
The C-32A was descending into Andrews Air Force Base when the incident supposedly took place.
It will be modified to have an interior “more commensurate with the presidential section of the VC-25A,” but is this really necessary?
The incident only underscores the need for the service to move quickly to find replacements for the aging and expensive to operate planes.
Consolidating the E-4B NAOC and E-6B Mercury missions into one common aircraft while also sharing platform commonality with a C-32A replacement makes a ton of sense.