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 ...

According to official communication reviewed by The Washington Post, Qatar will send the Boeing 747-8 aircraft as an unconditional “donation” to the Department of Defense.

The VIP-configured B747-8, which will be converted into Air Force One, was photographed departing Alliance Fort Worth en route to Waco. On Aug. 8, the Boeing 747-8 N7478D, donated by Qatar to U.S.

The aircraft - valued at $400m - is being donated by Qatar as an "unconditional gift", with any retrofitting costs being ...

The Pentagon has accepted the “unconditional donation” of a luxury jet from Qatar, according to an agreement reviewed by ABC ...

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.

President Donald Trump said he could start flying in the new luxury jumbo jet as soon as February of next year.

It houses the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the US Air Force, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, and other foreign forces. It houses around 10,000 troops.

Iran said it targeted the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar because it “serves as the command centre of the US Air Force and is the largest strategic asset of the American terrorist army in West Asia”.

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 ...