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Rais Mteule wa Marekani, Donald Trump ametangaza nia ya kusitisha ununuaji wa ndege mbili za kisasa za Rais wa Marekani(Air Force One).
Ndege hizo ambazo zitagharimu takribani dola za Marekani bilioni 4, Trump amesema kuwa bei ya matengenezo iko juu na huenda shirika lililoshinda tenda kwa ajili ya matengenezo ya ndege hizo la Boieng limezidisha bei.
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Donald Trump wants to cancel government plans to build two new Air Force One jets.
The president-elect said in a tweet Tuesday that the new Boeing (BA) 747 jet that's being built to carry "future presidents" already costs more than $4 billion, and that he wants to cancel the order.
"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"
Asked by reporters Tuesday morning about the tweet, Trump responded, "Well the plane is totally out of control. It's going to be over $4 billion for [the] Air Force One program," he said. "And I think it's ridiculous. I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money."
Trump did not say why he believes the planes will cost "more than $4 billion." Boeing says it currently has an Air Force One contract worth $170 million.
A Boeing source familiar with the program told CNN that not even the company can estimate the cost of the program at this time, since "the Pentagon has not even decided all the bells and whistles it wants on the new Air Force One."
Without knowing all the security features it is hard to estimate the cost, the source added, and the Air Force isn't even sure whether it wants two or three of the planes.
"We are not sure where he is getting that number from," said the Boeing official.
"The statistics that have been cited [by Trump], shall we say, don't appear to reflect the nature of the financial arrangement between Boeing and the Department of Defense," said Obama White House spokesman Josh Earnest.
In an official statement, Boeing said that its current contract allows it "to help determine the capabilities of these complex military aircraft that serve the unique requirements of the President of the United States."
The company was caught completely off guard by Trump's comments and contacted the president-elect's team soon after his tweet, a Boeing official told CNN.
Source: CNN