President Donald Trump's Air Force One experiences electrical problems during takeoff to Switzerland for World Economic Forum, with White House citing decades-old aircraft concerns.

The administration's acceptance of a plane from Qatar to use as a short-term Air Force One has sparked concerns about cost and ethics.

The Boeing jet that Qatar is donating to the White House for use as Air Force One is slated to arrive this summer, according to the WSJ. The post Qatari-donated plane to be used as Air Force One to arrive this summer: Report appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

The luxury Qatari jet being transformed into a new Air Force One will be delivered this summer, the Air Force said in a statement, roughly a year after its extensive modification began.

The Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 is set to fly as “VC-25 bridge aircraft” by summer 2026, as delays continue to plague Boeing’s VC-25B presidential

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the aircraft turned around out of an an abundance of caution.

The U.S. Air Force expects a quick delivery of the Boeing 747-8i given to President Donald Trump by the government of Qatar to serve as a presidential airlift aircraft and will largely keep it intact to meet that timeline.