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The 747 the Qataris may give Trump only flew 1,069 hours in the five years before it was put on the market in 2020, according to a brochure for the plane from AMAC Aerospace, which built its interior.
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.
Today, with hindsight being 20/20, we know how the Boeing 747 revolutionized air travel. But that was anything but a sure thing back when it was still on the drawing board in the mid-1960s.
It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jetliner to fly as the new Air Force One, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said.
It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And it's unlikely to change. Here's why.
The Boeing 747, often referred to as the “Queen of the Skies,” is a symbol of luxury, sophistication, and technological advancement. Designed by Boeing in the 1960s, this iconic aircraft has ...
The current VC-25As were delivered in 1990 and are based on the 747-200B. They're not only old planes, but old technology, as production of the 747-200 ended in 1991.
As the U.S. has formally accepted Qatar's Boeing 747 and asked the U.S. Air Force to "rapidly" upgrade the jet so it can be used as Air Force One, according to the chief Pentagon spokesperson ...
Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B, which has increased fuel capacity and more powerful engines than the standard 747-200. Boeing first started serving the model in 1972.
While the 747 remains one of aviation's most beloved aircraft, its future has become a question of practicality. The supersonic dreams Boeing once bet on never materialized in a meaningful way.
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.
Amid delays and budget overruns in Boeing's $3.9 billion project, President Donald Trump accepts Qatar's 747 gifted jet, which he will refit to serve as Air Force One.