Donald Trump has said he wants to scrap <br />an order to revamp Air Force One, branding the project ‘‘ridiculous’‘<br /><br /> The President-elect said the cost of replacing and fitting the two 747 jumbo jets had topped $4 billion dollars and was out of control. <br /><br /> Urging the US government to make savings, Trump initially took to Twitter calling for the deal with Boeing to be cancelled.<br /><br /> 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!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2016<br /><br /> While the White House has question Trump’s figures, the President-elect later amplified his comments to journalists in the lobby of Trump Tower. <br /><br /> “Well the plane is totally out of control. It’s going to be over four billion dollars for Air Force One program. 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,” the President-elect said. <br /><br /> In a statement Boeing said it was currently under a preliminary contract deal for $170 million to determine the costs of building the two jets, insisting it would build ‘‘the best planes for the president at the best value for the American taxpayer.’‘<br /><br /> The total cost of the programme is estimated to cost around $2.8 billion, equivalent to 2.6 billion euros)<br /><br /> Key military requirements include making it possible for Air Force One to communicate during a nuclear war. <br /><br /> The planes are set to enter service in 2024, but unless Trump wins a second term in 2020 he will not get to fly in the aircraft.<br />
