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Jon Skolnik

Boeing CEO regrets AF1 Trump deal

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is recognized during a ceremony to sign a trade agreement between the US and China in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2020. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told investors on Wednesday that he regrets striking a deal with Donald Trump to build the former president's Air Force One plane, saying that the company "probably" shouldn't have agreed upon the terms. 

"Air Force One I'm just going to call a very unique moment, a very unique negotiation, a very unique set of risks that Boeing probably shouldn't have taken," Calhoun said on a call with analysts. "But we are where we are, and we're going to deliver great airplanes," Calhoun said, shortly after Boeing reported a loss for the first quarter of 2022."

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