Air Force One Grounded After Mechanical Problems...Bush To Continue Asia Trip On “Back Up” Boeing 757...

Ahhhhhh poor piece of garbage, has to slum it.

CBS News November 19, 2006 08:08 PM

The Boeing 747 used by the president as Air Force One was grounded in Ho Chi Minh City Sunday because of a mechanical problem, CBS News correspondent Peter Maer reports. The issue was discovered while the airplane was still on the ground in Vietnam and before President George W. Bush was onboard.

President Bush will continue his Asian trip, flying from Vietnam to Indonesia on a "back-up" Boeing 757, Maer reports. Many members of the White House support staff will shift to the White House press charter, a United Airlines 747.

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