US EditionTrump's Air Force One deal with Qatar not finalized, being reviewed by prospective legal teams: Report
- The United States Department of Defense accepted a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar in May 2025 to serve temporarily as Air Force One.
- Legal teams for both governments report that negotiations remain open and the deal has not yet been finalized, with differing views on who initiated it.
- The jet, worth approximately $400 million, requires extensive modifications costing up to $1.5 billion to meet security and defense standards for presidential transport.
- Critics, including bipartisan politicians, labeled the gift as a national security risk and potential bribe, while Trump defended accepting the jet as a ‘gift’ from Qatar.
- The ongoing dispute over the jet’s final acceptance and required security upgrades suggests continued scrutiny and significant future costs before it can serve as Air Force One.
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US, Qatar Still Working Out Details of Free Jet Deal
The U.S. and Qatari governments are still working out a deal in which the Qatari royal family will give a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, The Washington Post reports. Although the Pentagon took physical possession of the jet last week, a White House official confirmed to The Hill that “the details of the gift are being finalized by legal teams” representing the governments as of Thursday. The Post repo…
The Trump Plane and Other Exotic Offers
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Trump’s Qatar jet deal not finalized even as Pentagon has taken possession
Legal teams for the U.S. and Qatari governments are still working out the details of an agreement for Doha to transfer a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet that President Trump hopes to use as Air Force One, more than a week after the Pentagon said it had taken physical possession of the aircraft. A White House…
Qatar wants US to clarify that Trump initiated luxury Air Force One deal: Report
Qatar wants the final agreement with the United States to clarify that it was the Donald Trump administration of the United States that initiated the luxury Air Force One deal, according to a report.
Letter: Qatar’s gifted jet unlikely to fly as Air Force One | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Ethical and legal reasons aside, the Qatari aircraft is unlikely to ever be used as Air Force One. There are already two 747-8 aircraft being converted to the VC-25B configuration. This is a huge job and the complexity involved has resulted in years of schedule slippages.
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