The transfer of the jet from Qatar to the Trump administration sparked a political firestorm in the spring among Democrats ...

Earlier this year, President Trump confirmed that the Qatari royal family was donating a Boeing 747-8 for his use.

President Donald Trump told reporters last month the donated Qatari jet could be ready for his use as Air Force One in ...

A jet donated by Qatar that is expected to become President Donald Trump's next Air Force One could ultimately cost American taxpayers $1 billion or more in retrofitting and upgrades. The free Air ...

The VIP-configured B747-8, which will be converted into Air Force One, was photographed departing Alliance Fort Worth en ...

President Donald Trump suggested he could be flying on a refurbished Air Force One, gifted to the United States by the Middle Eastern country of Qatar, as soon as February of 2026.

In response, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said that based on the contract costs for the planes that the Air Force is building, it would cost about $1 billion to strip down the Qatar plane, install ...

Qatar Air Force Apache gunships perform a flyover as Air Force One is ready to depart from Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

Qatar built the base, the largest in the Middle East utilized by the U.S., at a cost of more than $8 billion. Al Udeid serves as the primary logistics hub and epicenter of U.S. air operations ...