{"id":65983,"date":"2026-02-18T11:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/jet-donated-by-qatar-could-start-serving-as-trumps-new-air-force-one-this-summer-air-force-says\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:13:16","slug":"jet-donated-by-qatar-could-start-serving-as-trumps-new-air-force-one-this-summer-air-force-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/jet-donated-by-qatar-could-start-serving-as-trumps-new-air-force-one-this-summer-air-force-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet donated by Qatar could start serving as Trump&#8217;s new Air Force One this summer, Air Force says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump could start flying in a plane donated by Qatar as early as this summer, as the U.S. Air Force confirms it will deliver the refurbished jumbo jet for use as Air Force One within months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Air Force remains committed to expediting delivery of the VC-25 bridge aircraft in support of the Presidential airlift mission, with an anticipated delivery no later than summer 2026,&#8221; an Air Force spokesperson said Wednesday, confirming a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/trump-qatar-jet-summer-delivery-45e54d19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The royal family of Qatar <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/qatar-jet-trump-boeing-pentagon\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">donated the Boeing 747-style plane<\/a><\/span> for Mr. Trump&#8217;s use last spring. The plane could not enter service immediately, though, as the Pentagon <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/qatar-jet-trump-boeing-pentagon\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">needed to retrofit it<\/a><\/span> to serve as Air Force One. It also needed to be checked for security and spying devices before it was accepted, a source <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/qatar-donate-trump-presidential-plane\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News at the time<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The donated plane could take the place of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/104588\/vc-25-air-force-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">two 35-year-old jets<\/a> that currently serve as Air Force One. Mr. Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-air-force-one-boeing-plane-355ed87b00d7d82a061297f68c4ed89b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">long pushed to replace<\/a> the aging planes, but a project to replace them has faced delays, with delivery of two new planes currently set for 2027 and 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The existing planes showed their age late Tuesday, when Air Force One <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/air-force-one-turns-around-trump-davos-minor-electrical-issue\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">turned around<\/a><\/span> less than an hour after taking off for Switzerland due to a &#8220;minor electrical issue.&#8221; The president then switched to a smaller plane before flying across the Atlantic for the World Economic Forum.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt joked at one point during the ordeal that the Qatari jet sounded &#8220;much better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The donation has drawn criticism from congressional Democrats and watchdog groups, who have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/qatar-donate-trump-presidential-plane\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">argued it poses ethics concerns<\/a><\/span> for the president to accept a gift worth hundreds of millions of dollars from a foreign country. Some critics have also questioned the cost of retrofitting the donated plane.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fact that taxpayers are now funding a fifth Air Force One, originating from a foreign monarchy, is a staggering abuse of public trust, fiscal priorities, and national security interests,&#8221; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/watchdog-group-requests-probe-defense-dept-qatari-plane-air-force-one-trump\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">said Virginia Canter<\/a><\/span>, chief counsel for ethics and anti-corruption at Democracy Defenders Fund, a group run by an Obama-era ethics official that requested an investigation into the gift last year.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump has brushed off the concerns and defended his decision to accept the gift.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we can get a 747 as a contribution to our Defense Department to use during a couple of years while they&#8217;re building the other ones, I think that was a very nice gesture,&#8221; Mr. Trump said last 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