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...seeKorean Air 747s to become Doomsday Planes
As per a Reuters report,
the Korean carrier will sell off five of its Boeing 747-8 widebodies for $674 million,
amounting to around $135 million per airframe.
The sale is expected to be completed by September 2025
and will leave the carrier with just four 747-8 passenger aircraft
as it continues its fleet modernization efforts.
The four-engined 747s will eventually replace the USAF's Boeing E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP) aircraft,
which uses a modified Boeing 747-200B airframe.
This sale comes just weeks after the carrier confirmed a deal for 33 Airbus A350s valued at $13.7 billion.
Last month, Sierra Nevada was awarded a $13 billion contract to replace the USAF's E-4B fleet.
According to Defense News,
the contract will entail both the development and production of the aircraft and its associated ground systems.
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