European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 delivery of new air Force one delayed by Norman Black a p military writer Washington president Reagan won t gel to ride on a new air Force one before he leaves office because the air plane s contractor is month behind schedule Wilh no Prospect of making up the delay air fore and company officials say. The Boeing co., which is building the new air Force one and a Back up plane by customizing huge 747 passenger Jet Airframe advised a last week they won t be prepared even to finalize a new delivery schedule Umil mid Lolale october said it. Col. Darryl c. Hayes an air Force spokesman. So obviously delivery won t occur in november As anticipated but rather next year Hayes continued. And the delivery is going to occur later m the year probably summer and not in january before Reagan Steps Down Boeing s contract Wilh the air Force called for delivery of the first plane by nov. 30. Three months ago however. Air Force officials disclosed Boeing was going to miss that deadline because of problems with installing wiring for the plane s specialized communications gear. At the time James c. Mckinney. The chief of the while House s military office said he still was Hope Ful the company could get the first plane delivered by Jan. 20 inauguration Day to enable Reagan to Lake a ride on the new plane As he began his retirement to California. Other White House aides have said hey wanted Reagan to have an Opportunity to Fly on the plane since he was the president who took the political heal from pushing Congress for Money to replace the casting jews. Boeing was awarded a firm fixed Price contract totalling s249.b million for the two 747s in the sum Mer ofl986. They will replace Boeing 707s that Are now 15 years and 25 years old respectively. According to Hayes Boeing is in the midst of a special engineering study trying to set a realistic schedule for completing the Lead plane and obtaining us right certification. But the scope of the work it such that the plane is obviously not going to be ready even for a january delivery the spokesman said. The installation of wiring harnesses communications checks and night checks Are still to be  Hayes said most of the delays stemmed from unexpected problems in Strin ing wiring throughout the plane to support its specialized communications gear. There was just a lot of extra engineering Ond design work that was required he said. Increase in autos in world May Lead to a million deaths a year by 2000 Chapel Hill