Summer Delivery Seen for Qatari Jet Trump Wants as Air Force One

The motorcade of US President Donald Trump is parked next to a Qatari Boeing 747 in FLorida in Feb. 2025.Photographer: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

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January 22, 2026 at 5:02 AM UTC

The aircraft that Qatar donated to the US as a new Air Force One for President Donald Trump could be delivered in the next several months.

“The Air Force remains committed to expediting delivery of the VC-25 bridge aircraft in support of the presidential airlift mission, with an anticipated delivery no later than summer 2026,” the Air Force said in a statement on Wednesday.