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Retiring the iconic aircraft that served for 35 years as Air Force One

The article reports that a historic Air Force One aircraft, which served as the presidential plane for 35 years, will be retired. It mentions that the new aircraft, a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to Donald Trump, has completed modifications and testing and will soon be painted in the colors of the American flag.

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19. jun 2026. 08:44

Air Force One. | Foto: PROFIMEDIA

Upokojil se bo znameniti Air Force One, ki je predsednikom ZDA služil dolgih 35 let. Nadomestil bi ga lahko Boeing 747, ki ga je Trumpu podaril Katar, poroča časnik Washington Post.

Oglaševanje

Visoki uradniki Bele hiše so se po vrnitvi predsednika Donalda Trumpa z vrha skupine G7 v Franciji poslovili od letala, ki s predsednikom na krovu dobi naziv Air Force One. Letalo namreč nameravajo upokojiti.

Direktor za komunikacije Bele hiše Steven Cheung in namestnik vodje kabineta Bele hiše Dan Scavino sta objavila fotografije enega od dveh predelanih Boeingov 747-200, s katerim potuje predsednik ZDA. Ob tem sta se od letala poslovila in dodala, da je dobro opravljalo svoje delo.

I have been fortunate to fly around the world on this iconic plane for 5 1/2 years — of the 35 years it has been serving U.S. Presidents…

THANK YOU…

AIR FORCE ONE 2900🫡🇺🇸🦅 pic.twitter.com/tnh8xYtZDU

— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) June 18, 2026

Upokojeni Boeing je predsednike po svetu prevažal 35 let in je bil že malce dotrajan. Sedaj bi ga lahko nadomestilo letalo Boeing 747, ki ga je Trumpu podaril Katar.

Katarsko darilo prestalo vse teste

Ameriške zračne sile so maja sporočile, da je katarsko darilo zaključilo predelavo, opravilo potrebne testne polete in se bo kmalu pojavilo v novi rdeče-belo-modri barvi ameriške zastave.

To, da je Trump sprejel darilo od Katarja, je sprožilo številne kritike glede varnosti in primernosti, še posebej ob dejstvu, da želi Trump po odhodu s položaja 400 milijonov dolarjev vredno letalo podariti svoji predsedniški knjižnici.

Katarsko letalo, ki ga je vojska poimenovala VC-25B premostitveno letalo, je sicer le vmesni člen, dokler Boeing vladi ne dostavi povsem novega letala.

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Retiring the iconic aircraft that served for 35 years as Air Force One

The article reports that a historic Air Force One aircraft, which served as the presidential plane for 35 years, will be retired. It mentions that the new aircraft, a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to Donald Trump, has completed modifications and testing and will soon be painted in the colors of the American flag.

Bias read (Center): The article presents factual information without overtly biased language or emphasis. It includes quotes from officials and mentions both the retirement of the old aircraft and the introduction of the new one, providing balanced context without taking a clear stance.

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