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

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald ...

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

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

The Defense Department confirms it has accepted the gift from the oil-rich nation, but officials previously warned the plane ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.