U.S. Defence Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Trump’s use

File image of a Boeing 747 with the color scheme of planes utilized by the Qatari royal household at San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas. President Donald Trump mentioned that he would settle for the $400 million airplane, and that it could later be donated to a presidential library.
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U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon mentioned Wednesday (May 21, 2025).

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell mentioned the division will “work to ensure proper security measures” on the plane to make it secure for use by the president. He mentioned the airplane was accepted “in accordance with all federal rules and regulations”.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani forward of a state dinner at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Qatar, on May 14, 2025.
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Trump was requested in regards to the transfer Wednesday whereas he was within the Oval Office with South Africa’s president and mentioned, “They are giving the United States Air Force a jet.” (AP) SCY