Sen Kevin Kramer, RN.D., discusses President Donald Trump’s visit to Qatar, the President was struggling with a luxury jet and the Republican spending bills.
President Trump Soon as February, a new Air Force may fly on an aircraft, said on Tuesday that while talking to the members of the press in the current president’s plane.
“They say February, maybe,” Trump said In response to a question when he expects to fly on the new Air Force one“Very early compared to others.”
In May, Trump formally accepted Qatar’s gift A Boeing 747 And asked the US Air Force to upgrade the jet so that it could be used as Air Force. Boeing initially had to distribute two converted 747s last year to replace the current, aging Air Force One Jets. However, the project is more billions of billions than the schedule and budget.
US President Donald Trump reported that he was involved at the end of his visit to Scotland at Air Force One at RAF Locimuth, North-East Scotland on July 29, 2025. (Brendon Smiyalowski / AFP Getty Image / Getty Image)
“Other people are being built,” said Trump. “… but we will receive it one-and-a-half years ago, two years ago.”
Trump told reporters that he did not know the exact cost of re -starting 13 -year -old Katri Jet for the use of the presidential, given that it was “for the army.” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink Last month, it is estimated that the project may cost hundreds of million dollars, while Democratic MPs have said that the price of retrofit can be more than $ 1 billion, according to the Reuters.
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Jet should be prepared with safe communication systems, Missile defenseAerial fuel filling capacity, protect against electronic jamming electronic jamming and protection against counterants. It will also need to be cleaned with any possible monitoring hardware.
“We’re going to a great 747. We need it,” Trump said, answering a question whether to resume the new aircraft is worth the cost. “If you look at this aircraft, it’s 32, 34, 35 (year old) – I don’t know, it’s old. … It is very difficult to get parts.”
US President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One in Scotland on July 29, 2025 in Scotland. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Image / Getty Images)
Two existing Air Force is an aircraft that fly in President Donald Trump is the 747–200B military versions of Boeing, known as the VC-25A. He entered service in 1990.
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“When you look at 747s and, you know, especially the head of the state of the Arab countries … and you place it next to it, it does not show it well for the United States,” Tram said.
Qatar’s gift was 747-8i Boeing 747-8i, the largest and latest edition of the 747 series by Washington-based aircraft manufacturer.
In July 2018, the Air Force awarded the Fixed-Price Contract of $ 3.9 billion to Boeing for two highly customized 747-8S in July 2018. Boeing has already reported more than $ 2.5 billion in deficit in the program.
President Donald Trump’s deep ties with Qatar come up with a free jet amid the increasing influence of the Gulf State in the US policy. (Getty image; Photo Illustration / Getty Images)
“If you remember, it was Obama that wanted to achieve the aircraft,” Trump said. “He was ready to sign a contract, and because he wanted to sign it, I think he had paid a lot. And I was able to receive … probably ($ 1.5 billion to $ 1.7 billion to $ 1.7 billion) away from the price for the same aircraft.”
Officially, the Air Force and Boeing have stated that they are targeting to complete the aircraft for 2027. However, the White House has estimated that the timeline may be pushed back even back – 2029 or later.
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Boeing and the White House did not immediately respond to the request of Fox Business to comment.
Fox Business’ Christon Alts and Morgan Philips contributed to this report.
