
US President Donald Trump flew for the first time on Wednesday aboard a retrofitted Boeing 747 that he accepted as a gift from Qatar.
The luxury aircraft, reported to be worth about US$400 million, officially joined the Air Force One fleet last month.
It had to undergo extensive modifications at US taxpayers’ expense, including security upgrades, before being cleared for use.
Trump used it to fly to North Dakota to visit the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
Trump accepted the jet in May 2025 despite fierce criticism.
He saw the plane as a necessary replacement to the 35-year-old planes that had previously ferried him as president.

Don't Miss:
-
China’s Wang Yi warns Marco Rubio to approach Taiwan affairs with ‘utmost caution’
-
China’s Fifa fever, EU’s trade deadline: 7 global relations reads
-
Alibaba sues Pentagon, rare earth truce tested, Taiwan arms: 7 US-China relations reads
-
How do Chinese police track and seize cryptocurrency? Rare paper reveals forensic tools
-
Reliance Jio’s IPO set to intensify focus on India’s telco sector amid duopoly fears

The Case of Indonesia’s Nadiem Makarim
US’s New Military Geography Signals More Than a Name Change
Multiple Nations in Bid to Round Up Fleeing Cambodian Scamsters