Missing safety features and huge costs overruns – NYT report reveals details of Qatari jet overhaul

AND WITH A GREAT TEAM OF COLLEAGUES HERE AT THE TIMES, WE LOOKED BACK AT THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OBTAINED THIS PLANE OR RECEIVED THIS PLANE FROM THE CUTTERY GOVERNMENT AND THE PROCESS TO GET IT READY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. DONALD TRUMP MADE VERY CLEAR THAT HE WANTED THIS PLANE READY FOR AMERICA'S 250th BIRTHDAY, AND SO WE ANALYZED THE PROCESS BY WHICH THAT PLANE WAS MADE READY FOR HIM. WHAT WE LEARNED IS THAT THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF RETROFITTING THE PLANE WAS MUCH SHORTER THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN.TH ...