The estimated cost of operating a BBJ 747-8 is $23,000 per hour, but this expense is fairly negligible if you can afford to purchase one at all. Fuel alone can swallow $50,000–$150,000 every ...

As such, when we multiply the 747-8's figure of 0.142 miles per gallon by its capacity, for this purpose, of 410 guests, we get a much healthier figure of 58.22 passenger miles per gallon.

The 747-8 is an exquisite machine and is ruinously expensive. No wonder Qatar wants to give it to Donald Trump, who doesn’t seem to understand or care.

Functionally, the 747-8 is larger and newer than the current Presidential transport plane, which has been in service since 1990. What sets Air Force One apart. Brianekushner/Getty Images.

One year ago, the freighter version of the 747-8 took off. It's been selling well. But so far, there are just over 30 orders for the passenger version.

Boeing 747-200B v. Boeing 747-8. Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B, which has increased fuel capacity and more powerful engines than the standard 747-200.

The Justice Department’s internal legal advisers cleared a memo signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi endorsing the legality of President Donald Trump accepting a 747-8 luxury jet from Qatar, a ...

STORY: There were reports late Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump may get a new Air Force 1 --as a gift from the Qatari royal family.A source briefed on the matter told Reuters that the Trump ...

The Qatari prime minister and minister of foreign affairs dismissed controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s plan to accept from his country a Boeing 747-8 to be used initially as Air ...

President Trump is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747 jet as a gift from Qatar, according to multiple reports. The Qatari royal family is set to hand over a Boeing 747-8 jet to the president’s ...

The head of Boeing’s defence business feels that the VC-25B presidential aircraft programme is on the right track and is unfazed by a US government decision to obtain a used Qatari 747-8 Boeing ...

Trump has expressed frustration at the delays in delivering two new 747-8 aircraft to serve as an updated Air Force One. During his first term, Trump had reached a deal with Boeing to deliver the ...