Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers on Thursday that it will “probably” cost the Air Force less than $400 million to retrofit a luxury Qatari plane that President Donald Trump has ...

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.

The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2025.

It will “probably” cost hundreds of millions of dollars for the Pentagon to transform a luxury Qatari jet into Air Force One, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers on Thursday.

The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.

It takes more than just a commercial plane and some work to convert it into a presidential plane. Experts have estimated that the process would run over $1 billion and take a few years.

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Qatari jet that could be new Air Force One will ‘probably’ cost less than $400 million to retrofit, Air Force Secretary says. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource This February ...