Trump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747
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The United States has retired the Boeing 747-200 that served as Air Force One for over 30 years, with President Trump aboard its final flight returning from Europe this week. The aircraft is being replaced by a new Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar, which has completed testing and is being readied for presidential service.
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New craft, called VC-25B Bridge, had provoked protest since $400m jet wildly exceeds limit on unsolicited gifts
Donald Trump unveiled the new, temporary Air Force One at a hangar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, a day after White House officials bid farewell to one of two Boeing 747s used to transport presidents for more than 30 years.
The new jet, designated VC-25B and decked out in a punchy red, white, dark blue and gold livery, was gifted to Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar, provoking howls of political protest since the $400m jet wildly exceeds the limit on unsolicited gifts of $50 in value in a single calendar year from the same source.
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