Qatari-donated Air Force One to retain luxurious interior after $400M refit

newsMay 1, 2026838

The U.S. Air Force says the Qatari-donated Boeing 747 VC-25B that will serve as Air Force One for President Donald Trump kept its opulent Qatari royal interior after a $400 million modification. Officials say the $400 million overhaul concentrated on security, communications and defensive systems rather than aesthetic changes. The aircraft has completed modifications and flight testing, is being painted into a red, white and blue presidential livery, and is scheduled to roll out this summer. Keeping the royal appointments while adding modern defensive and communications suites means the president will travel on a jet that pairs visible luxury with upgraded security, affecting both operational capability and public perception.

The Wall Street Journal

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Breaking: Trump's new Air Force One will arrive this summer, combining Qatari royal opulence with a $400 million security overhaul. on.wsj.com/4uiao7J

3692d ago

Yo Adrienne 💙22

400 million for the free plane 400 million for the destroyed ballroom 26 million every quarter for weekends at Mar-a-lago 2 billion a day for his nonsense war Biden put a fence around his beach home.

Dianne Thompson16

400 fucking million of our money!!

Tom from Twitter 🚫👑12

I can’t believe this is how you are covering this travesty.

nurseforlife.bsky.social6

What a disgrace! This has been the most corrupt presidency of this country’s history!!

Joseph McCombs6

This is disgraceful and you should not be celebrating it.

Paulette Feeney ❌️👑4

Why is @wsj.com celebrating this corruption?

Darth Pauly Mac 🇨🇦3

Just means it'll be tacky

Melico2

That's nice. None of us can afford to gas up our cars.

Bill Stewart2

It's not Trump's Air Force One, it's the Trump Library's plane. Which makes it a Bookmobile, if he's got any books in it.

Chris Gordon

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The former Qatari 747 “bridge” VC-25B Air Force One has completed modifications and flight testing and is being painted, the Air Force says. “The aircraft is on schedule to roll out in a new red, white and blue livery this summer,” the service said in a release.

92d ago

🕊 Sharon ~ NHDogLover ⚖️ 🗽

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Trump’s Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Keep Its Luxurious Royal Interior The Air Force says $400 million to modify the plane went to security measures, not aesthetics www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

192d ago

nfariousactivities.bsky.social

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————————————— Qatari-Gifted Air Force One “…as the jumbo jet is expected to become President Trump’s own this summer, officials say the plane’s lavish interior will look remarkably similar. ‘The jet has undergone a $400 million overhaul to prepare it for the president..’” WSJ via Political Wire:

192d ago

News by babygoldie

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2026-05-02 03:42:22 - The U.S. Air Force made a statement on the Boeing 747 passenger plane donated by Qatar to the United States: The Qatari special plane has been modified and temporarily serves as Air Force One.

92d ago

Randall Gross

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Fly Wonderful Grift Jet Air! Trump's Qatari bribe jet will stay lux. Trump’s Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Keep Its Luxurious Royal Interior www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

92d ago

ZettaWire

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Trump's new Air Force One set to arrive this summer with $400M security overhaul, combining Qatari royal opulence. #Trump #AirForceOne

92d ago

TruthOnly37

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Trump’s Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Keep Its Luxurious Royal Interior - The Wall Street Journal. so there’s no money for Medicaid and medical insurance for millions of Americans but you have 400 million for Trump plane? Lying deceiving greedy Imps

92d ago

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wsj.comTrump’s Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Keep Its Luxurious Royal Interior on.wsj.comTrump’s Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Keep Its Luxurious Royal Interior zettawire.comTrump's new Air Force One set to arrive this summer with $400M security overhaul, combining Qatari royal opulence. #Trump #AirForceOne

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