Trump unveils $400 million Qatar-gifted Air Force One (opens in new tab)

President Trump unveiled a converted Boeing 747-8 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 19, presenting a formerly Qatari-owned aircraft that the United States accepted last year for use as a temporary presidential plane. The aircraft, known as the VC-25B Bridge, has arrived at the Presidential Airlift Group and will begin commissioning flights before entering service, the U.S. Air Force said. The aircraft, valued at about $400 million, is intended to carry the president until new Boeing p...