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Other StuffPublished: September 14, 2026

The $400 million Qatar-donated 747-8 completed its shortest publicly documented presidential flight yet, carrying the US leader 121 miles from Dublin to Shannon before roaring over the Irish Open as stunned golfers paused mid-round to admire the massive jet

by Sayan Chakravarty

The Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 serving as the interim Bridge Air Force One appears to have completed its shortest publicly documented presidential flight yet, traveling…

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Residents of Washington, D.C., are used to F-18 and F-35 jets doing roaring flybys, but the luxury 747-8 jet donated by Qatar is so massive that when it flew low announced, the roar of its engines was so loud that it gave an early Halloween jump scare to entire neighbourhoods

Nicki Minaj gives a glimpse inside the lavish Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 en route to Michigan, where cream sofas, oversized leather chairs, and a glowing pink-purple ceiling make the mighty Air Force One look like a Barbie-ready flying apartment from Doha

A mere 20 months after inspecting the $400 million Qatar 747 at Palm Beach airport, the US president returned aboard the same plane, now transformed into an uber-luxurious Air Force One, landing at the airport that now bears his name

The Emir of Qatar is so big-hearted that when the US leader asked to borrow his plush Boeing 747-8 private jet, the royal permanently gifted the $400 million jumbo with silk walls and two bedrooms, which the mighty USA happily converted into the interim Air Force One

To keep the long-delayed Air Force Ones and the Qatar-donated 747-8 flying for decades, the USAF has taken delivery of a perfectly fine Lufthansa jumbo just to carefully dismantle it in the Arizona desert and stockpile everything from the windshields to the escape slides

Even before it could complete 3 months of service, the gold trimmed 747-8 donated by the Qatar royal family has been grounded for cosmetic upgrades. The swanky jet already boasts lie-flat massage seats for reporters, decorative bookcases, and a grand staircase.

After 87 days of only flying aboard the palatial 747-8 donated by Qatar, the US leader has surprisingly returned to the 40-year-old Air Force One for back-to-back Tennessee and Chicago trips. Has the $400 million gift finally been grounded for its secretive 60-day upgrade?

Just 90 days after its grand inaugural flight as the Air Force One, the $400 million, gold-trimmed 747-8 donated by Qatar will be grounded in October for more than 60 days for much-needed technical and security upgrades so it can finally operate across all territories

17 months behind schedule, the exorbitantly expensive new Air Force One being built by Boeing will face its first crucial test at the end of 2026 when engineers power up all its complex systems, which contain enough wiring to stretch from the White House to New York City

The $400 million Qatar-donated 747-8 completed its shortest publicly documented presidential flight yet, carrying the US leader 121 miles from Dublin to Shannon before roaring over the Irish Open as stunned golfers paused mid-round to admire the massive jet

The $400 million 747-8 donated by the generous Qatari royal family is so advanced than the aging Air Force One that the USAF is spending $45 million on a high-tech simulator to train even its most elite pilot and crew so they can master all the aspects of the flying palace

Just 70 days into service, the $400 million 747 donated by Qatar and heavily upgraded in Texas lost its emergency slide on the tarmac delaying the President, a mishap so rare that the only other known case on Air Force One happened 11,747 days earlier with Bill Clinton