ABCNEWS - New Air Force One jet to be 'maxed out,' Trump says, after security concerns raised
The Boeing 747-8, a gift from the Qatari royal family, took its first flight with President Donald Trump on board July 1.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Qatar-gifted Air Force One headed for upgrades after security questions surface
President Trump confirmed the $400 million Boeing 747-800 gifted by Qatar and now serving as Air Force One will be pulled from service within a month for additional security upgrades, a move that follows pointed questions about whether the jet can adequately protect a wartime commander-in-chief. Trump made the announcement Sunday after returning to Washington […] The post Qatar-gifted Air Force One headed for upgrades after security questions surface appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump confirmed the $400 million Boeing 747-800 gifted by Qatar and now serving as Air Force One will be pulled from service within a month for additional security upgrades, a move that follows pointed questions about whether the jet can adequately protect a wartime commander-in-chief. Trump made the announcement Sunday after returning to Washington aboard the aircraft, telling reporters the plane would be "maxed out" during the service period. The disclosure came just weeks after the jet's maiden presidential flight to North Dakota for the opening of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library, a trip Trump used to showcase what he called "maybe the greatest commercial plane ever built." But between that debut and Sunday's return…Open
NYTIMES (Maggie Haberman) - Trump Says New Air Force One Will Be Taken Out of Service to Be ‘Maxed Out’
The Qatari-donated plane has been under scrutiny over whether it is fitted with sufficient defensive capabilities to adequately protect a U.S. president and others traveling on it.