File picture of a Boeing 747 with the colour scheme of planes used by the Qatari royal family at San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas. President Donald Trump said that he would accept the $400 million plane, and that it would later be donated to a presidential library.
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U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday (May 21, 2025).
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the department will “work to ensure proper security measures” on the aircraft to make it safe for use by the president. He said the plane was accepted “in accordance with all federal rules and regulations”.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ahead of a state dinner at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Qatar, on May 14, 2025.
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Trump was asked about the move Wednesday while he was in the Oval Office with South Africa’s president and said, “They are giving the United States Air Force a jet.” (AP) SCY
Published – May 21, 2025 11:24 pm IST
