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Trump unveils interim Air Force One, gifted from Qatar
Key takeaways
- A former Qatari-owned jumbo jet, converted into the new presidential aircraft, is nearly ready for service.
- The aircraft was gifted to the US by Qatar and will be "bridge" solution to transport the US president until new aircraft from Boeing arrive.
- Air Force One is the name given to any of the aircraft used to transport the president of the US, which are usually heavily modified Boeing 747s.
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A former Qatari-owned jumbo jet, converted into the new presidential aircraft, is nearly ready for service. Trump said it had been transformed into "a flying White House."
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fk4BUS President Donald Trump dubbed the aircraft a 'flying White House'Image: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement US President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new interim Air Force One presidential aircraft at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
The aircraft was gifted to the US by Qatar and will be "bridge" solution to transport the US president until new aircraft from Boeing arrive.
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