Subj : if he gets his way..
To   : Ward Dossche
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed May 28 2025 22:27:00

Hello Ward!

** On Tuesday 27.05.25 - 21:00, Ward Dossche wrote to August Abolins:

 WD> ... Remember, the Qataris want to get rid of it because it
 WD> is too expensive to fly,

I was not aware of that take on it.


 WD> ..and the orange-one may be rich but not compared to that
 WD> Qatari-league.

...but he's bound to profit from the new buildings and golf  
courses he's planting in Qatar, no?


 WD> ..It is not fit to be converted into a cargo-aircraft or a
 WD> passenger plane (which is why the Qataris can't fnd a
 WD> buyer)

I did not hear that that there were no actual buyers for it.


 WD> ..plus it has not got enough power generating capacity to
 WD> run the electroniscs that will be brought on board. I'm
 WD> not talking the anti-terrorism stuff, just the basic
 WD> things like communications and other electronics to run
 WD> the country.

If the plane is just a false appeasement of some kind (most  
have used the term "bribe" - for something) then those  
technical issues will surely be a let down for Trump.


 WD> The aircraft, before beings able to be used by the
 WD> President, will need to be seriously stripped-down and
 WD> then rebuilt. Chances are the 2 other 747-8s will be
 WD> finished first anyway.

Right.. the other two are well ahead of the conversions and  
fittings.  Dunno how Trump thinks this new one will get ahead  
of the line and finished before his term is over.



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