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

Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he could start flying on the aircraft in February. The ...

Air Force One has been flying U.S. presidents around the world for decades, and while everyone knows it as the blue‑and‑white ...

Trump says he could fly on Qatar's Boeing 747 converted for presidential use by February, while the Air Force estimates ...

Boeing is years behind building two new Air Force One jets, driving Trump to look for an interim solution. The VC-25B aircraft were originally scheduled to be delivered in 2024, but delays have ...

The Air Force One program has faced chronic delays over the last decade, with the delivery of two new 747-8s slated for 2027, three years behind the previous schedule.

Trump, who said Monday he was “disappointed” that Boeing would be unable to deliver new versions of Air Force One before 2027, praised the company during his trip — and sat next to Boeing ...

The Inside Story of Trump’s Search for a New Air Force One Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then President Trump’s team set its sights on it.

Air Force One is the call sign for any plane that's carrying the president. The first aircraft to get the designation was a propeller-powered C-54 Skymaster, which ferried Franklin D. Roosevelt to ...

The Air Force is using money previously given to its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to convert a Qatari luxury jet into an Air Force One. “There were dollars that were ...

The Eisenhower era saw Air Force One brought into the jet age. In August 1959 Eisenhower first flew aboard VC-137A, a Boeing 707 Stratoliner nicknamed “Queenie” that had been part of the ...

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on his way to Camp David, Md., Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) AP ...