U.S. Air Force picks Boeing 747-8 to replace Air Force One -sources

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Last Updated : Jan 29 2015 | 1:45 AM IST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to announce on Wednesday that it has decided to use Boeing Co's commercial 747-8 airliner to replace its current fleet of Air Force One presidential aircraft, two sources familiar with the decision said on Wednesday.

The decision comes a month after Boeing said it would slow production of the 747-8 aircraft from 1.5 a month to 1.3 a month.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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First Published: Jan 29 2015 | 1:35 AM IST

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