Although Qatar’s Boeing 747 gift to the United States was nominally free, the plane must be refitted to serve as the presidential aircraft—a process that could cost nearly $1 billion. The United ...
The U.S. accepted a luxury Boeing Jet as a gift from Qatar in May, with plans to retrofit it to become the next Air Force One. The Air Force says the effort will cost less than $400 million for the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAM 26000 operated as Air Force One from 1962 to 1998, carrying eight US presidents. Lyndon Johnson was sworn in on board, and the ...