US Air Force tasked with modifying Qatari jet gifted to Trump:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the US Air Force to begin plans to convert a $400M ...
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US Air Force tasked with modifying Qatari jet gifted to Trump: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the US Air Force to begin plans to convert a $400M ...
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Key FactsQatari Jet Apparently Won’t Go to Trump Library
Aug 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
- Eric Trump told NBC News by text that Miami was not currently planned as the aircraft’s location, but he did not name a new destination.
- Eric Trump had previously told The Palm Beach Post that an older, retired Air Force One aircraft was instead intended for the library.
- The $400 million Boeing 747-8 from Qatar was given to the Department of Defense last year, debuted in July, and carried Trump on its first international trip to a NATO summit in Turkey.
- Reports of missing security features, including adequate antimissile capabilities, reportedly led to Trump returning on the older aircraft, while the new jet was to be taken out of service for upgrades.
Will you commit that the president will not take this jet with him out of federal inventory when he leaves office?— Sen. Chris Murphy, addressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a congressional hearing
Inside the rushed effort to get Trump his new Air Force One: The security trade-offs of the new Air Force One became public when Donald Trump was forced to fly ...
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Paid articlePaywall Qatari-Donated Air Force One To Receive More Modifications: Lawmakers are again raising concerns about the status of the Qatari-donated U.S ...
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Trump Confirms There Are Issues With His New Air Force One After All: Trump says he needs to “max out” that plane he got from Qatar.
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Donald Trump reveals new Air Force One will pay Suffolk airbase a visit: Donald Trump has revealed he will send the new Air Force One to a Suffolk airbase.
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Inside The Making Of The New Air Force One: How L3Harris transformed the gifted Qatari 747-8i into a VC-25B presidential transport in just 10 months.
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Air Force Scrambling to Deploy Trump’s $400M Golden Jet: The jet is one of the largest foreign gifts ever given to the U.S. government.
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New VC-25B Air Force One “Bridge” Aircraft Now Fully Modified And Flight Tested: The ex-Qatari royal flight aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to the ...
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Qatari 747-8i Gifted To Trump For Interim Air Force One Is Undergoing Test Flights
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US Air Force has begun modifying donated Qatar jet that could be new Air Force One
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Readying Qatar-gifted jet to be Air Force One may cost less than expected: Air Force secretary
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Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite U.S. claims: The delay reflects lingering concerns over legal liabilities stemming from a White House ...
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US Defence Department accepts luxury jet from Qatar for Trump's use: His political opponents continue to raise national security and legality concerns about ...
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Qatar’s Gift to Trump Is Unsold Plane It’s Been Trying to Dump for Years: The aircraft was first commissioned for Qatari officials and spent years on the market ...
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Key FactsQatar Offers Trump Boeing 747-8 Unsold for Years
May 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
- Commissioned for Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the aircraft was delivered in 2012 at a list price of $367 million.
- Aviation blogger Ben Schlappig reported that the aircraft had flown 1,069 hours since 2012, averaging about two hours weekly.
- Meeting Air Force One standards would require secure communications, nuclear blast shielding, and missile-defense systems, among other modifications.
- Trump argues acceptance would bypass delays and save taxpayers money; critics fear the transaction could be unethical and unconstitutional.
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Gifted Qatari plane will be temporary Air Force One: Donald Trump: Trump Says Gifted Qatari Plane Will Be Temporary Air Force One
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