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Trump anticipates first flight in February on retrofitted Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 as Air Force One
Trump says he could fly on Qatar's Boeing 747 converted for presidential use by February, while the Air Force estimates ...
Qatari plane that could be new Air Force One will be ‘unconditional’ gift to the Pentagon, agreement says
The transfer of the jet from Qatar to the Trump administration sparked a political firestorm in the spring among Democrats ...
Examining report Pentagon secretly transferred $934M to renovate Trump's new Air Force One
In late July 2025, reporters from The New York Times discovered a "mysterious" transfer of $934 million that they claimed ...
Hegseth signs agreement to accept Qatar plane donation: Reports
The United States and Qatar are days away from finalizing an agreement for a Boeing jet that will be used as Air Force One, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Qatari counterpart earlier ...
Trump Brags About When He’ll Be Flying ‘Free’ Gold Qatar Jet
Trump has complained about the existing Boeing 747-200 jets in the Air Force One fleet, which are about 35 years old. There have been significant delays and budget overruns in Boeing’s contract to ...
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.
To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to President Trump, the Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an ...