US EditionAir Force says former Qatari 747 will be ready to fly Trump as Air Force One this summer
The interim presidential jet will enter Air Force service after a $400 million overhaul focused on security and communications, officials said.
- On Friday, the Air Force announced it finished modifying a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar, expecting to deploy the aircraft as Air Force One for President Donald Trump this summer.
- Officials described the $400 million Qatari plane as a "palace in the sky," noting it will serve as a "bridge" until Boeing delivers new aircraft in 2028.
- While removing Arabic-language exit signs, the Air Force kept original plush furnishings and added presidential seals, installing top-secret communications gear to enable the commander in chief to run the country from the skies.
- Despite concerns about security and foreign ethics, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted the gift last year, which Trump defended as a way to save tax dollars.
- The two current Air Force One planes have flown for nearly four decades since the Cold War, and Trump is eager to replace them after complaining that existing aircraft are not as nice as those flown by Arab leaders.
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Military TimesFormer Qatari aircraft on track for summer Air Force One delivery
The Qatari-donated 747-8i aircraft slated to become the interim Air Force One finished its modifications and flight testing ahead of launch by this summer.Boeing’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft is currently being painted in the red, white and blue livery that President Donald Trump initially sought after during his first term in 2018, according to a Friday Air Force release.Plans to replace the current Air Force One aging planes with two new VC-25B air…
The controversial Boeing 747 offered by Qatar will soon be operational. After ten months of work, the super-jumbo, configured as a VIP version, has been transformed into a provisional US presidential aircraft.
President Trump's former royal Qatari 747 is now ready to be Air Force One
If the aircraft used to cart around the President of the United States were a car, it would be the equivalent of a Geo Storm. Both were introduced in 1990, both are classics in their own way, and both—frankly—need to be replaced. You might love President Trump or hate him but there’s going to be another POTUS one day,, and we can’t have the Leader of the Free World rolling around in a jalopy. Would you want to fly in a 35-year-old airplane, even…
U.S. Air Force converts Qatari 747 into presidential jet
The U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft, the interim replacement for the aging Air Force One fleet, has completed modification and flight testing and is now being painted in a new red, white and blue livery, with a public rollout scheduled for this summer. The Department of War accepted a head-of-state configured Boeing 747-8i from […]
Qatari Gifted Air Force One Heads to the Paint Shop, Will Be Delivered to Trump This Summer
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US Air Force Says $400M Qatar-Gifted Boeing 747 to Serve as Temporary Air Force One Bridge
The U.S. Air Force says a $400 million Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar is set to serve as a temporary “bridge” until Air Force One is expected to be ready for use this summer, ahead of the delivery of the new VC-25B aircraft in 2028.
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