Qatar gifts Boeing 747 to United States, Trump unveils temporary Air Force One
The Gulf state presented a converted Boeing 747 to be used as Air Force One, with President Trump unveiling the aircraft at Joint Base Andrews.
Qatar gifted a Boeing 747 to the United States for use as Air Force One. The aircraft was converted for that purpose and arrived at Joint Base Andrews ahead of schedule on Friday. President Donald Trump unveiled the jet at the base on Friday and referred to it as a "flying White House". The jet is valued at about $400 million and will serve as a temporary Air Force One until new presidential aircraft are delivered in 2027‑2028.
According to Al Monitor, Trump planned to make his first flight on the jet on Wednesday to North Dakota. Al Jazeera reported that Trump departed the NATO summit on an older Air Force One after arriving aboard the new Qatar‑gifted aircraft. GDELT cited Trump saying the gifted plane cost "very little relative to what it would cost if we did it a different way." Dawn reported that Trump said the plane would eventually be donated to his presidential library and that he previously called it "stupid" to reject the gift. The Guardian noted that the jet is designated VC‑25B (or VC‑25B Bridge).
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