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Nicknamed the "flying Oval Office," modern Air Force One planes are equipped with everything the president might need.
President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn't as impressive as some of the planes of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
President Trump's current Air Force One and Qatar's gifted $400 million luxury Boeing differ most greatly on age and technology, cost, size, interior design and travel purposes.
Photos from when the Boeing 747 was last renovated show what the gifted Qatari jet and future Air Force One looks like inside.
Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then President Trump’s team set its sights on it.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma claimed it was the Biden administration, not the Trump administration, that began negotiations for a gifted Air Force One temporary replacement.
During a Senate hearing, Air Force Secretary Meink acknowledged that the Qatari aircraft would need "significant modifications."
Trump served as America’s chief salesman on the three-nation tour — including delivering windfalls for Boeing, with Qatar Airways and the UAE’s Etihad Airways agreeing to spend more than
Experts say the opulently appointed Boeing 747 will now need to undergo extensive security retrofitting that could take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.