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.
“This collective team did what many said couldn’t be done, and they did it with the safety, security, and gravity of the mission at the forefront of everything they did,” the Department of War’s reporting portfolio manager, Gen. Dale White, wrote in a release.
The jet will be painted red, white, and blue before it rolls out….