Trump says he will use old Air Force One to travel to UK with new plane going there too
Trump said the Qatari-gifted jet will be shown to troops while he flies home on an older Air Force One amid renewed security questions.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced he will fly from Turkey to Britain on an older Air Force One aircraft, sending his new Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 ahead to Mildenhall so service members can tour the jet.
- The switch follows months of scrutiny regarding the retrofitted Boeing 747, with experts suggesting the Qatari-gifted jet may lack advanced self-defense capabilities and nuclear blast shielding found on the original VC-25 aircraft.
- Sen. Chris Murphy and 12 Senate Democratic colleagues wrote a letter Tuesday calling the rushed retrofit a national security risk, while critics estimated the conversion cost more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars.
- Trump claimed he is using the older plane "for old time's sake," sidestepping questions about security concerns while emphasizing the new jet's tour allows service members to see the aircraft.
- While Boeing works to deliver two purpose-built 747s under a $3.9 billion contract, the program is four years behind schedule with costs exceeding $5 billion, leaving the Qatari jet to serve as a bridge aircraft.
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On the departure from the Nato summit in Ankara, the US President does not board the new aircraft he so praised, which was supposed to have been a gift from Qatar. Apparently, the new airman's defense capabilities are lacking.
In a surprise swap, Trump flies back from Turkiye in an old Air Force One, not the Qatari-gifted jet
U.S. President Donald Trump flew home from a NATO summit in Turkiye on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran once again began trading strikes.
Trump flies back from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the Qatari-gifted jet
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump flew home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran once again began trading strikes.
Trump sends new Air Force One to England for military tours, takes old jet back home
President Donald Trump announced he would send the contentious presidential jet he received from Qatar, which is called Air Force One, for a military tour in England. The new plane is being sent to Mildenhall Air Force Base in the United Kingdom to honor “our brave men and women of the Military” and “to give them a...
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In a surprise swap, Trump flies back from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the Qatari-gifted jet
President Donald Trump is flying home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in.
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