{"id":253011,"date":"2025-05-23T02:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T02:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/10-major-changes-the-usaf-must-make-to-trumps-air-force-one\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T02:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T02:22:46","slug":"10-major-changes-the-usaf-must-make-to-trumps-air-force-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=253011","title":{"rendered":"10 major changes the USAF must make to Trump\u2019s Air Force One"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It\u2019s official: On May 21, 2025, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accepted a Boeing 747-8 private jet<\/a>, gifted by the state of Qatar, to serve as Trump\u2019s Air Force One. The lavishly outfitted jumbo jet has been used by Qatari royalty and high-ranking politicians in the past, and is worth an estimated $400 million.<\/p>\n

But a beautiful jet does not Air Force One make, and the cost of bringing it up to standard is likely to vastly eclipse the price tag of the plane. Experts speaking to NBC News<\/a> said it could cost more than $1 billion to convert the luxury jet into a secure presidential transport.<\/p>\n

Indeed, when you consider all the modifications required on this airframe, it seems highly unlikely it will be ready to serve the president anytime soon. The incoming replacements, the VC-25B<\/a>s \u2013 also based on the Boeing 747-8 \u2013 are set to be delivered in 2029, although the USAF is pressing Boeing to speed up<\/a>.<\/p>\n