WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn't up to snuff. When he lands and looks over at the planes of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sitting on ...

Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One, carrying President Donald Trump, as it arrives in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday. (Alex Brandon/AP) DOHA, Qatar — President ...

Converting a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump into a replacement for Air Force One could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and it could take up two years to ...

On May 11, 2025, several mainstream news outlets reported that the nation of Qatar had offered U.S. President Donald Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.

The Air Force’s next batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft will likely be on the “low-end” for both cost and capability, a service official said Tuesday—not more advanced than the first ...

It is arguably the world's most iconic plane, an instantly recognizable symbol of the US presidency. But now Air Force One -- like many other American institutions once considered sacred -- is getting ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to use a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar as an interim Air Force One would produce massive security risks since the administration will likely forgo needed ...

Trump said earlier this week he planned to accept a Boeing 747 from Qatar to serve as a replacement for Air Force One while Boeing builds out replacements. That deal with Boeing was made in 2018 ...

Over the weekend, ABC News and others reported the country’s royal family is set to donate a jet to the U.S. Air Force in order to be upgraded to carry the president — then transfer its ...