ON
🔍
← Back to feed
HKPolitics2 days ago

US says goodbye to Air Force One as Qatari jet awaits

White House officials marked the retirement of one of the two planes previously used to transport U.S. presidents over the past 30 years. The event has raised speculation that a Boeing 747, which was controversially gifted to former President Donald Trump by Qatar, may soon be put into service. Social media posts from White House staff highlighted the significance of the retired aircraft, which had transported every president since George H.W. Bush.

White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years.

The goodbye messages fuelled speculation that a Boeing 747 controversially gifted to US President Donald Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar is now set to enter service.

“‘Well done, good and faithful servant. ‘The Last Ride’,” Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung said in a post on social media with a picture of the iconic white and blue jet after returning from the G7 summit in France.

US Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley also posted a photograph of the same plane on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.

“I was honored to be aboard Air Force One last night on its final flight,” Crowley wrote on social media.

“For nearly 40 years, it carried every President since George H.W. Bush. It wasn’t the most modern plane, but it was cozy. And every flight with President Trump was incredibly special.

Read the full article at South China Morning Post →
Source document: White House Communications Director Steven Cheung's social media post

1 reports

South China Morning PostParty-alignedCenter2 days ago
US says goodbye to Air Force One as Qatari jet awaits

White House officials marked the retirement of one of the two planes previously used to transport U.S. presidents over the past 30 years. The event has raised speculation that a Boeing 747, which was controversially gifted to former President Donald Trump by Qatar, may soon be put into service. Social media posts from White House staff highlighted the significance of the retired aircraft, which had transported every president since George H.W. Bush.

Bias read (Center): The article presents factual information about the retirement of an Air Force One plane and mentions the potential use of a new aircraft gifted by Qatar. It includes quotes from White House officials without overtly favoring any political perspective. The content remains neutral in tone and does not

Official sources cited

Go to the primary sources (2)

The official sources this coverage is built on. Read them directly to bypass framing.