T he Boeing 747-8 is currently the world's longest commercial jet in history with a fuselage measuring 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m), eclipsing the Airbus A340, which was 247 feet (75.30 meters) long.

The Boeing 747-400's primary improvement was the addition of winglets, while the Boeing 747-8 includes new GEnx engines and a massive 251-foot fuselage. From 1968 to 2022, ...

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.

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.

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 Trump administration said it had accepted a gifted Boeing 747-8 from Qatar. The jumbo jet previously served as a luxurious private business jet. The plane sports multiple bedrooms, a salon, a ...

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.

President Donald Trump accepted Qatar's $400 million Boeing 747 for U.S. use, sparking an emoluments clause ethics probe. The plane will serve as a temporary Air Force One.

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 ...

A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, after U.S. President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on February 15, 2025.

President Donald Trump has said that Qatar is "donating" its Boeing 747 to the U.S. and not to him personally, as the fallout from the potential transaction continues.. Why It Matters. On Sunday ...