President Donald Trump really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One — but making that happen could depend on whether he’s willing to cut corners with security. As government lawyers finalise the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One — but making that happen could depend on whether he’s willing to cut corners with security. As government ...

A luxury jetliner gifted by Qatar is currently sitting on a tarmac at an airport in San Antonio waiting for a specialized overhaul to become the next Air Force One. The United States officially ...

Although Qatar’s Boeing 747 gift to the United States was nominally free, the plane must be refitted to serve as the presidential aircraft—a process that could cost nearly $1 billion. The United ...

The Air Force is using money previously given to its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to convert a Qatari luxury jet into an Air Force One. “There were dollars that were removed ...

The name “Air Force One” is actually the call sign for any Air Force plane carrying the president. For the Omaha trip, we were on his signature plane, a specially configured Boeing 747 with the ...

Simply the fact that the aircraft is coming from abroad, from an uncertain regulatory environment, raises the possibility that it could be tainted in some respect. The Department of Defense has ...

The US Air Force is upgrading its aircraft to stay relevant in a fast-changing threat environment, but those upgrades are ...