Air Force One, perhaps the most iconic plane in the world, is entering a new phase. Jets specifically designed for the president have existed since the Kennedy era. Today's iteration, based on a ...

President Trump wants to accept a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar and use it as Air Force One. The president wants to use the jet amid delays with the new replacement fleet of AF1 aircraft. Both Trump ...

Harambee One, Kenya’s 30-year-old Presidential jet that has flown four Heads of State, is in the Netherlands for what will be its final maintenance before being retired and replaced by a newer ...

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Wa West MP Peter Lanchene Toobu has urged President Mahama to purchase a new presidential jet for Ghana Toobu argued that frequent repairs of the current Falcon 900 aircraft are costly and undermine ...

Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson, has explained the motivation behind acquiring a new presidential jet. He stressed that the decision prioritised the president's safety amid growing ...

Ghana is once again locked in a fierce argument over whether the country needs a new presidential jet, reopening a political faultline that has flared under every administration for nearly two decades ...

Zambia’s president plans to sell his presidential jet, an asset he deems un-necessary. Zambia’s head of state, Hakainde Hichilema, has disclosed plans to sell the country's presidential jet, purchased ...

Boeing had said earlier in 2025 that, if the U.S. was willing to relax some of the more stringent security requirements for contractors working on the VC-25B program, it could potentially deliver the ...

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Boeing is building a new Air Force One, but it has been beset by delays. Donald Trump has enlisted Elon Musk and DOGE to try to get it built faster. Here's what makes the presidential jet so ...