President Trump acknowledged that the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet needs security upgrades, saying the process should take about a month to complete. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports. Source link
The upgrade will put the plane out of commission for roughly a month. Source link
Questions arise over Qatari-gifted Air Force One after Secret Service advised Trump to use old plane – CBS News Watch CBS News The Secret Service advised President Trump not to use the Qatari-donated Air Force One as he left the NATO summit. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the latest. Source link
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump flew home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran once again began trading strikes. Trump offered … Read more
Washington — President Trump is traveling Wednesday to North Dakota in what marks his first trip aboard the new Air Force One, a Boeing 747-8 luxury plane gifted to the U.S. by the Qatari government last year. The president unveiled the $400 million plane earlier this month, which is replacing the military-grade 747-2 that has … Read more
The president is traveling to North Dakota on Wednesday for the opening of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential library. Source link
President Trump on Friday unveiled the new Air Force One, a $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet, gifted by Qatar. Source link