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Qatari-Donated Jet to Be Used as Interim Air Force One Starting This Summer

The current plane Trump uses for Air Force One is more than three decades old.
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Qatari-Donated Jet to Be Used as Interim Air Force One Starting This Summer
The VC-25B Bridge aircraft takes off for a flight test at Greenville, Texas. U.S. Air Force
Jacki Thrapp
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A Boeing 747-8 donated by Qatar will temporarily be used as Air Force One starting this summer.

The U.S. Air Force announced on May 1 that the bridge aircraft, which will be used to temporarily transport President Donald Trump, had completed the necessary modifications and flight tests.

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Jacki Thrapp
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Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]