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Another false and foolishly ignorant claim.

That was the reasoning, but it is so unrealistic that when combined with the normal range of a 747, it isn't worth the expense. Not that the scenario has occurred, but they've never tanked with the ores aboard. They have tanked the spare on some trips though.

That is way above my knowledge level. The encrypted communication suite as well as the passive defensive stuff that AF1 requires would be the major issue, and I have no idea re expenses. De-bugging it would be relatively simple, but an additional expense. Either way, they don't need to build in air to air refueling. that's a simple waste we've never used nor needed.

Because the gov probably told Boeing when they wanted them completed, based on the current two 747's used as AF1.

Evidence of the posters complete ignorance. An arresting gear failure, a mishap involving a rapid maneuver while an airplane was under tow, and a shootdown from an auto system which was stupid, but that's what automation does. I doubt that the individual who posted this has any scintilla of knowledge about any of this.

i often wonder if people who post here actually follow markets. Moodys should have done this years ago, and certainly no later that the "Inflation Reduction Act." Treasuries are fine. The bond market is fine.

I don't think there are "hundreds."

Just a side note, because it was mentioned in a link above as an expense, there is no reason to have air to air refueling capability on AF1, and it is extremely expensive. The Boeing project underway does not include it. AF1 has never "tanked" with the president aboard. The spare has, but without the pres.

Do you ever wonder what makes people "disinterested?" This is a perfect example. It's simply stupid, unrelated claims that have never been made. It's a waste of time.

Ya. I'm dim. The market got a bit of a Trump bump after the election. The market did not like the tariff thing, reacted, and has responded to adjustments to that. The bond market has done nothing. TSLA trades at a ridiculous PE. Issues that do that are notoriously volatile. Nothing to glean from that. Either way the thought of a moron being elected with a greater moron as VP would have been a disaster for the market. Certainly would have caused me to go all cash, if not short it. But hey.....I'm dim.

I guess I don't get your point, if you are actually trying to make one. The S&P is down 2% from a historically overvalued point since the election. Anybody who is concerned about that should never trade. The bond market it unchanged. TSLA trades at a 200 PE, which is insane, and you bring that up?

Likely.

I am not interested in you reference enough to read it closely, but my experience, with Naval Officers/Aviators over years and years, is that they were the finest people I ever worked with, and are to this day, which includes scores of reunions with people of honorable accomplishments. If your missive is insulting to those people, it is off target, by magnitudes.

Nope. Never seen it, and not my experience.

And the demonstrated, economic brilliance of Kamala Harris and whomever she chose, would have led us to financial nirvana.

He can do what he wants, but the Secret Service would endure mass resignations if he did. There is massive security when the president moves, including localized cell phone jamming, massive road closures and a host of other things. During his term, the president has no "personal reasons." When he travels in the US, AF1 has a significant bubble around it. It is handled using a discrete frequency away from normal ATC comm, though in the same airspace. I did hear it called by a Northwest Territory Canadian controller on an Obama return from Asia, when I was doing the same, but I don't think that was intentional. Whenever in any foreign airspace, it uses a different call sign, so as not to alert, but always specifically handled away from normal traffic.

For apolitical, edification purposes. Whenever the President flies, it is designated "1." Could be the Marine helicopter, in which case it would be Marine 1. Could be other airplane types that the gov has access to. they occasionally use a 757 for the Pres. It is mostly the 747 because of comm and defense capability, but not always. To answer the question, it isn't always one of the two 747's specifically for this purpose, depending on where they are going and runway situation.

10 year bond closed at 4.57 on January 20. Closed at 4.53 today. I would call that essentially unchanged. S&P 500 is about 70 points off from Jan 20, from about 6000 tp 5916. About 2%. Hardly a "thing."

Yes we did, and it is called the FAA. It was horribly run, but it is going to get fixed. If you are suggesting that the midair at DCA was the result of the new admin who had been in office for nine days, that is idiotic. There were over ten thousand incidents in that airspace in the preceding few years, and nothing was done.

More undeniable horsecrap. Not focused on Safety? The Sect. of Transportation just did a lengthy interview on CNBC this week focusing on just that, and plans to finally fix it. Nuts and bolts stuff. Completely different vibe than the previous Sect.

This is largely good news, but at the risk of being a wet blanket.......... The Iranian nuke program is way beyond the point of no return. Enriching program is many multiples beyond anything required for energy, and well into weapons numbers. There is no turning back, and their facilities are designed for just that purpose. I'd expect some kind of deal regarding "inspections," and everyone shakes hands and claims a win. But, in short time we'll find out the weaponization won't stop. Simply, it's too late.

Other than the idiotic "disaster" nonsense, I posted this two hours ago.

I'll get skewered but Oh well. This is much ado about nothing. We don't "need" another AF1, as suggested in another post. It would take a long time to modify the 747 to suit the need. Who cares? If they want to donate it, so what?

No, that's not all. Your SS benefit will not be "fully" taxed under current law. Only up to 85%.

I brought up the Newark problem in this forum years before the end of the Buttigieg era. Last summer, you know, (if you look at a calendar was during the last administration), they realized they couldn't adequately staff the place so they turned over the TRACON (terminal radar approach control facility) responsibilities for Newark over to the Philadelphia staff. They didn't install the infrastructure necessary to handle the high speed data transfer, so we got what we got last week when screens went blank. Absolutely nothing to do with the new Sect., nor was the midair in DCA. You would have to be some new level of stupid to blame a Sect of Trans who had been on position a few months for these systemic problems. But at least we changed "Notice to Airmen" announcements, required to be read prior to every flight, to "Notice to Air Missions," so we could get "men" out of the vernacular. Of course the fact that the entire system crashed during Buttigieg's watch, resulting in a nationwide ground stop for a couple hours wasn't as important as getting rid of "men" in the title.