The Air Force said it is also preparing to award a contract to convert the Boeing 747-8 into a presidential transport plane.

The United States has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar and the Air Force has been asked to find a ...

The Defense Department has officially accepted a luxury jet from Qatar and has begun planning how to convert the plane into ...

During a Senate hearing, Air Force Secretary Meink acknowledged that the Qatari aircraft would need "significant ...

Nicknamed the "flying Oval Office," modern Air Force One planes are equipped with everything the president might need.

The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.

The Air Force is drawing up plans to convert a Qatari luxury jet into an Air Force One at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—despite bipartisan concern that accepting a foreign ...

The United States on Wednesday formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet valued at $400 million from Qatar to convert as ...

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. The Boeing 747-8 from Qatar at Palm Beach International Airport in ...

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport on April 27 in Morristown, New Jersey. (Evan Vucci/AP) Making a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday rolled out a new bill aimed at President Trump’s potential acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet to serve as the next Air Force One.