Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use The Defense Department will “work to ensure proper security measures” on the aircraft to make it safe for use by the ...

The exact cost of the jumbo jet isn't clear, but a new 747-8 can fetch a cool $400 million. It's also unclear what it may cost to retrofit with necessary communications and security features.

The Boeing 747-8 is currently the world's longest commercial jet in history with a fuselage measuring 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m), eclipsing the Airbus A340, which was 247 feet (75.30 meters) long.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing ...

Amid delays and budget overruns in Boeing's $3.9 billion project, President Donald Trump accepts Qatar's 747 gifted jet, which he will refit to serve as Air Force One.

On May 11, 2025, several mainstream news outlets reported that the nation of Qatar had offered U.S. President Donald Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.

The current Air Force One is 38 years old, a 747-200, the first of the upgrades. Sutter pushed hard for the 747-8 as the ultimate version of his airplane (and as his swan song with Boeing).

Today, with hindsight being 20/20, we know how the Boeing 747 revolutionized air travel. But that was anything but a sure thing back when it was still on the drawing board in the mid-1960s.