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Earlier this year, President Trump confirmed that the Qatari royal family was donating a Boeing 747-8 for his use.
In late July 2025, reporters from The New York Times discovered a "mysterious" transfer of $934 million that they claimed ...
The Pentagon and the Qatari government are close to finalizing the deal that will turn a $400 million 'flying palace' into President Donald Trump's next Air Force One.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani signed the deal on July 7, according to a copy of the ...
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The Pentagon has accepted the “unconditional donation” of a luxury jet from Qatar, according to an agreement reviewed by ABC News.
According to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatari officials, the free Boeing 747 is a "bona fide gift." ...
The aircraft - valued at $400m - is being donated by Qatar as an "unconditional gift", with any retrofitting costs being ...
The announcement that Qatar would be giving Donald Trump a ‘free’ Air Force One was already the subject of much controversy.
Spending hours in the air feels a little different when you're flying first class on a 747 - especially on the world’s ...
Progress is slowly being made on the legal transfer of the Qatari Boeing 747-8 to the United States Department of Defense. The United States’ Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth and his Qatari ...