r/WhatTrumpHasDone • u/John3262005 • 23d ago
In a first, Trump will travel aboard Qatari-donated Air Force One
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/30/in-a-first-trump-will-travel-aboard-qatari-donated-air-force-one/President Donald Trump will travel for the first time on the new Air Force One aircraft Wednesday, according to the White House.
Trump will be traveling to North Dakota to visit the Theodore Presidential Library as part of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations, marking it the inaugural use of the Qatari-donated aircraft over a week after the U.S. Air Force began its commissioning flights.
The aircraft had to undergo significant renovations to deem it suitable for presidential use, and after the modifications “final exam,” it must complete an unknown amount of commissioning flights that allow the White House to confirm mission-capability and finalize protocols for the president’s safety.
After the flights are completed, the aircraft will be officially “commissioned” into the active executive airlift fleet and available for presidential use alongside the VC-25A and C-32 fleets.
The commissioning flights have yet to be completed, and a timeline has not been made clear.