Editing Boeing VC-25 (section)

==Development==
By 1985, the pair of [[Boeing 707#Military|Boeing 707]]-based [[VC-137]]s used as the presidential aircraft had been in service for 23 and 13 years respectively, and the USAF began searching for an eventual replacement. The [[Request for Proposal]] issued stated that the aircraft to be selected should have at least three engines and an unrefueled range of at least {{convert|6000|mi|km}}. Both Boeing with its [[Boeing 747|747]] and [[McDonnell Douglas]] with the [[DC-10]] were in competition to be selected, with the Boeing entry the eventual winner.<ref>Thomas, H. [http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090117/NEWS02/701179728 "U.S. considers Air Force One from Airbus."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406085241/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090117/NEWS02/701179728 |date=6 April 2009}} ''heraldnet.com'', 17 January 2009. Retrieved: 26 June 2009.</ref>  The fabrication of the current 747s began during the presidency of [[Ronald Reagan]] (1981–1989).

The VC-25s were completed in 1986 and first flew in 1987.<ref name="Jenkins_2000_p55-6">Jenkins 2000, pp. 55–56.</ref>  The interior designs were created by [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Nancy Reagan]], who used designs reminiscent of the [[American Southwest]].<ref name="747-dod">Williams, Rudi. [http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=26295 "Reagan Makes First, Last Flight in Jet He Ordered."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408010510/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=26295 |date=8 April 2016}} ''U.S. Department of Defense'', 10 June 2004. Retrieved: 28 July 2013.</ref> Problems with interior wiring for communication systems delayed delivery of the two aircraft until 1990,<ref name="Jenkins_2000_p55-6"/> during the administration of [[George H. W. Bush]].

The Air Force reported that the operating cost for each VC-25A in 2014 was $210,877 per hour (equivalent to approx.{{nbsp}}${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=210877|start_year=2014|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref>Butler, Amy, and Guy Norris, "Foregone Conclusion", Aviation Week and Space Technology, 9 June 2014, pp. 40-41.</ref>