Emir Force One
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The royal family of Qatar, owner of one of the largest private jet fleets in the world, has been quietly getting rid of some of its biggest planes. It may have found the perfect taker for one of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets in President Donald Trump, who has been frustrated with the multi-year delays in replacing Air Force One.
But while many have speculated that the Qataris have offered Trump the luxurious plane to curry favor with the famously transactional president, there may be a simpler rationale: they just don’t want it anymore.
The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived cop listing. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs, aviation experts told Forbes. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.
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The 747 the Qataris may give Trump only flew 1,069 hours in the five years before it was put on the market in 2020, according to a brochure for the plane from AMAC Aerospace, which built its interior.
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The plane would need to be stripped down and swept for bugs. Then, unless the administration is willing to accept the risks of lighter security, it would need to be built up to the Air Force’s requirements to serve as a secure airborne command center, with encrypted communications systems, shielding to protect the electronics from the effects of a nuclear blast and defenses against missiles. That’s a process that Boeing, despite all its delays, is years down the road already with the two planes it began work on in 2018 during Trump’s first term.
It would take at least five years starting again from scratch, Aboulafia estimates, unless security requirements were relaxed.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2025/05/14/qatar-747-trump/
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Made me think about maintenance of the aircraft after Trump leaves office, should the aircraft be accepted.
It seems the Trump Organization already has an aviation fleet that includes.a Boeing 757: https://www.trump.com/lifestyle/aviation
It will be expensive, but the Trump Organization should already have some capacity to maintain an aircraft, even if it's outsourced.
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And some say Mr. Trump will earn the Nobel Peace Prize.
Of course Mr. Obama set the standard for that prize.
Has Mr. Trump reached that lofty height? Time will tell.
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Made me think about maintenance of the aircraft after Trump leaves office, should the aircraft be accepted.
It seems the Trump Organization already has an aviation fleet that includes.a Boeing 757: https://www.trump.com/lifestyle/aviation
It will be expensive, but the Trump Organization should already have some capacity to maintain an aircraft, even if it's outsourced.
@Axtremus said in Emir Force One:
Made me think about maintenance of the aircraft after Trump leaves office, should the aircraft be accepted.
It seems the Trump Organization already has an aviation fleet that includes.a Boeing 757: https://www.trump.com/lifestyle/aviation
It will be expensive, but the Trump Organization should already have some capacity to maintain an aircraft, even if it's outsourced.
part of the problem I was reading is that the number of 747 planes is decreasing, as well as the number of people who are familiar with, and can maintain them. Planes are enough different that you need to be specialized in one particular airplane.
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Times change, he has the courage to change with them.
We are so lucky.
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@Copper said in Emir Force One:
Times change, he has the courage to change with them.
Adult diapers are also changed when they're full of shit.
