The luxury Boeing 747, initially valued at $400 million, arrived ahead of schedule on Friday. The jet caused controversy as one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government.
President Donald Trump officially unveiled a new Air Force One jet, gifted by the Qatari government. Trump announced it will be used in a ceremonial flyover in Washington on July 4 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
"This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," the president said in front of the enormous new jet.
President Donald Trump on Friday displayed the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new US presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous model.
The US Air Force unveiled the new Boeing 747-8 that will serve as Air Force One on Friday, replacing the old plane with a new design. "Fresh from receiving its new red, white, and blue livery and the final government modifications, the aircraft has entered service to provide critical, secure continuity for the commander in chief," the Air Force said in a…
Reporters received exclusive tours of the new Air Force One, a former Qatari jet reported to have "gold plating throughout" to match the design requests of President Donald Trump.The tours offered the public their first look inside the plane.The aircraft, designated the VC-25B Bridge, arrived Friday at Joint Base Andrews after a $400 million military…
New craft, called VC-25B Bridge, had provoked protest since $400m jet wildly exceeds limit on unsolicited giftsDonald Trump unveiled the new, temporary Air Force One at a hangar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, a day after White House officials bid farewell to one of two Boeing 747s used to transport presidents for more than 30 years.The new…
There are three 747-800s being outfitted now to serve as presidential aircraft, including a luxury jet donated by the Qatari government.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unveiled his brand new Air Force One on Friday afternoon, a gift that the United States government accepted from the Qatari government in 2025. “The biggest difference is the difference in size,” Trump shared as he spoke on Friday, flanked by his new jet, ahead of his trip to Camp ...
