The president’s concerns about Air Force One seem less focused on safety and security and more on size and opulence.

President Donald Trump's concerns about Air Force One seem less focused on safety and security and more on size and opulence.

The Qatari royal family has offered Trump a luxurious Boeing 747-8 to use as the new Air Force One, which is the president’s ...

On May 11, 2025, several mainstream news outlets reported that the nation of Qatar had offered U.S. President Donald Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.

Since his first presidency, Trump has lamented the colors of Air Force One, and tried to get it repainted to red, white and blue. A plan to paint Air Force One red, white and blue was rejected ...

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“So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent ...

Critics of the plan worry that the move threatens to turn a global symbol of American power into ... “My view is that it would be better if Air Force One were a big, beautiful jet made in ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that the legal details on accepting a Boeing 747-8 jet to replace Air Force One as a gift from the Qatari royal family are “still being ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from ... that the move threatens to turn a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection ...

The Qatari government acknowledged discussions between the two countries about “the possible transfer” of a plane to be used temporarily as Trump’s Air Force One, but denied that the jet ...