In the wake of extensive delays and budget overruns for the building of two new ‘Air Force One’ 747-8s, the US Department of Defense is preparing to take delivery of a lavishly appointed Boeing 747-8 private jet as a stopgap.

It’s one of three 747-8s currently in the royal air fleet, which is managed by an entity called Qatar Amiri Flight. When the plane was bought in 2012, its list price was $367 million ...

The Qatari plane is a Boeing 747-8, a widebody aircraft with lengthened fuselage and redesigned wings, according to Boeing. The model went onto the market in 2011. The current Air Force One plane ...

Converting a Qatari-owned 747 jet into a new Air Force One for President ... noting that refurbishing the commercial plane would exceed its current value of $400 million. The project might also ...

In mid-May 2025, claims (archived) circulated that the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden, who left office in January 2025, started negotiations with Qatar for the Boeing 747 plane ...

Boeing ceased production on the 747 in January 2023. While Democratic officials were quick to condemn the conflict of interest presented by Trump accepting the plane from a foreign government ...

A Qatar spokesman denied reports that the plane would be gifted during next week's visit. President Donald Trump will reportedly accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar’s royal ...

Analysts Cirium said a second-hand 747-8 might fetch a quarter of that, while a trader in VIP jets said the bespoke interior would be worth much more than the plane itself. Reporting by Mike Stone ...