In a First, Trump Will Travel Aboard Qatari-Donated Air Force One
The flight will mark the jet’s first presidential use as commissioning flights continue and Boeing’s delayed replacements remain years away.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump will take his first flight on a new Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar, traveling to North Dakota for an event marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
- The Qatari-gifted plane serves as a stopgap until Boeing delivers two new 747-8 aircraft, as the presidential jet program faces delays and cost overruns.
- Critics cited ethical and constitutional concerns regarding the gift; the U.S. Constitution prohibits presidents from receiving "Any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State" without Congress approval.
- The Trump administration defended the aircraft as a gift to the U.S. Department of Defense, though officials stated the jet would eventually be donated to the Theodore Presidential Library.
- After completing commissioning flights, the aircraft will be officially "Commissioned" into the active executive fleet; the president hinted that at some point this year, the administration will travel to China using the plane.
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Military TimesIn a first, Trump will travel aboard Qatari-donated Air Force One
President Donald Trump will travel for the first time on the new Air Force One aircraft Wednesday, according to the White House.Trump will be traveling to North Dakota to visit the Theodore Presidential Library as part of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations, marking it the inaugural use of the Qatari-donated aircraft over a week after the U.S. Air Force began its commissioning flights.The aircraft had to undergo significant renovations …
The aircraft is intended as a temporary solution until the US manufacturer Boeing delivers two new aircraft that will serve for presidential use Read
American President Donald Trump will make his first flight aboard the new Air Force One this week, a Boeing 747 offered by Qatar that raised ethical and security questions, announced Monday the White House for AFP, according to Agerpres.
Al-Monitor
Trump to make first flight on Qatar-gifted jet this week
US President Donald Trump will make his first flight on a new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar later this week, the White House said Monday.Trump will take the jet on Wednesday to North Dakota for an event marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, a White House official told AFP.As he unveiled the plane earlier this month, Trump praised the Gulf emirate for being "so nice and providing" the modified Boeing 747, which previously served…
President Trump to Fly On Qatari-Donated Air Force One for the First Time
President Donald Trump is set to make history once again—this time, soaring aboard the newly unveiled Air Force One, a Qatari-donated aircraft that’s been cleared for presidential travel. The White House confirmed Wednesday that Trump will journey aboard the plane for the first time as he heads to North Dakota to visit the Theodore Presidential Library, part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The trip marks the first official use of…
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