The Air Force said it is also preparing to award a contract to convert the Boeing 747-8 into a presidential transport plane.

The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.

The Defense Department has officially accepted a luxury jet from Qatar and has begun planning how to convert the plane into ...

Experts say the opulently appointed Boeing 747 will now need to undergo extensive security retrofitting that could take years ...

The Department of Defense accepted a Qatari-owned Boeing 747 aircraft as a gift that the U.S. military will modify to be the ...

Air Force One aircraft are typically upgraded with secure ... He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at ...

The Defense Department has officially accepted a luxury jet from Qatar and has begun planning how to convert the plane into an Air Force One ... States,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell ...

During a Senate hearing, Air Force Secretary Meink acknowledged that the Qatari aircraft would need "significant ...

The Pentagon on Wednesday said it took possession of a Qatari luxury jet sought by President Donald Trump for use as Air Force One, despite vehement pushback from lawmakers, national security ...

The United States has formally accepted a 747 jet as a gift from Qatar, and this story has a San Antonio connection.

Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then President Trump’s team set its sights on it.