Emergency slide deploys on Air Force One as Trump waits to board for Dallas convention
Trump said crews were checking the slide for about 15 minutes before he boarded the Qatar-gifted jet for a Dallas convention flight.
- On Wednesday, an inflatable slide deployed on President Donald Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, delaying his scheduled flight to the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas.
- The Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8, valued at about $400 million, has faced scrutiny regarding its conversion and defensive capabilities since being donated to the Defense Department.
- While waiting on the runway, Trump told reporters the crew was "doing a check on the slide" and it would "take about 15 minutes" to resolve.
- Officials moved the traditional blue-and-white Air Force One from its hangar to position it behind the Qatari jet, deploying its stairs as Marine One sat nearby.
- It remains unclear whether the slide deployed accidentally, during maintenance, or due to a technical problem, and the White House has not confirmed if Trump will switch aircraft.
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President Donald Trump’s departure for Texas took an unusual turn Wednesday when an emergency slide was seen hanging from his new Air Force One.The inflatable slide was deployed as Trump prepared to leave Joint Base Andrews for the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. The president told reporter...
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Trump’s Qatari jet malfunctions before takeoff, delays his trip to Dallas
Donald Trump was supposed to be on his way to Dallas for the Republican Party’s unusual midterm convention Wednesday. Instead, he found himself sitting aboard Marine One while crews scrambled around his controversial, Qatari-gifted jet after an emergency slide suddenly deployed on the tarmac. The inflatable slide rolled out from the side of the aircraft […]
Air Force One emergency slider opens before flight take-off with Trump An inspection of the new Air Force One, the official aircraft of the U.S. President who was a gift from the Qatar Emir, delayed Donald Trump's take-off on Wednesday (9). In an unusual scene, the slider used in on-board emergencies came to be inflated and activated, and apparently exchanged with Trump already on board. Trump took off around 15.50 (in Brasília's time) from Join…
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