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A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured on Saturday to check out new hardware and technology features, and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 16, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP Photo
An Air Force official said June 5 that it will likely cost under $400 million to transform a plane gifted to the United States by Qatar into the new Air Force One.
“It’s probably less than $400 million to retrofit that aircraft,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told a U.S. House of Representatives panel in Washington.
