Converting a Qatari-owned 747 jet into a new Air Force One for President Donald Trump would involve installing multiple top-secret systems, cost over $1 billion and take years to complete ...

The deal, signed in 2018 for $3.9 billion, commissioned Boeing to deliver two new custom 747-8s into Air Force One, a project that has fallen off schedule, angering the president. The project also ...

The Qatari 747 is significantly younger than the current iterations of Air Force One, both of which first flew in 1990. “It’s a more capable aircraft — greater range, better fuel efficiency ...

The long-delayed new Air Force One jets from Boeing might now be delivered as soon as 2027. While that’s still years behind the original delivery date of 2022, it’s two years earlier than ...

But when it comes to the president’s personal travel, he’s ready to ditch the old 747 known as Air ... Trump complained that Air Force One wasn’t as luxurious inside as his private plane ...

President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn't as impressive as some of the planes of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and ...

Air Force One: The Trump administration is said to be planning to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One. Officials familiar with ...

Yet Trump's acceptance of the Boeing 747-8, often dubbed a "palace ... But if converted to Air Force One, the Qatari plane's inside would have to be entirely stripped, scrubbed for surveillance ...