Trump unveils Air Force One bridge jet gifted by Qatar (opens in new tab)

President Trump unveiled a Boeing 747-8 previously owned by Qatar at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 19 after the U.S. government accepted the aircraft from Qatar last year for use in the presidential fleet. The Air Force identified the plane as the VC-25B Bridge aircraft and said it had arrived at the Presidential Airlift Group to begin commissioning flights before carrying the president. The aircraft is intended to serve as a temporary bridge until purpose-built Boeing presidential ai...