Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on Thursday said Elon Musk, the head of its space business rival SpaceX, is "helping us a lot" in navigating through delays in delivering Boeing's Air Force One presidential jet.

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By Allison Lampert, Abhijith Ganapavaram and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on Thursday said Elon Musk, the head of its space business rival SpaceX, is "helping us a lot" in navigating through delays in delivering Boeing's Air Force One presidential jet.

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President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Miami aboard Air Force One after ending a six-day visit to Palm Beach.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is considering buying used Boeing aircraft — perhaps from an overseas seller — to use as Air Force One when he’s aboard, as he fumes over the U.S.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said at an analyst conference that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is helping Boeing address issues that have delayed delivery of the new Air Force One jets.

Billionaire Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration is as a White House employee and senior adviser to the president, and is not an employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has no decision-making authority,

The comments were the White House's latest attempt to ratchet up pressure on Boeing, which is at least three years behind in delivering two new jets.

Boeing is getting help from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to get through the requirements of the long-delayed Air Force One program, following complaints from U.S. President Donald Trump, the planemaker's CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Thursday.

We are going to keep them out,” Trump said Tuesday, unless the wire service agrees to make the switch to the “Gulf of America.”