Air Force One

Trump says new Air Force One from Qatar will get 'maxed out' upgrades

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Qatari-gifted plane is "perfectly safe" to travel in, but will receive upgrades and enhancements.

JULY 20, 2026|ByREUTERS

US President Donald Trump points at the new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, before boarding the plane, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, July 1, 2026.

US President Donald Trump gestures during a stop to switch to the Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026

Trump admin. subpoenas NYT journalists after reports of Air Force One security concerns - report

The new Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which was donated by Qatar, lacked security features including advanced antimissile capabilities, the NYT reported on Thursday, citing multiple officials.

JULY 11, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

CHIEF OF State Protocol Gil Haskel with Tanzanian Ambassador Alex Gabriel Kallua.

Grapevine, July 10, 2026: Mixed Irish feelings

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 10, 2026|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington from RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026.

Trump: Iran attacks in Gulf are 'out of control, they badly want to make a deal'

"I just don't know if they're worthy of making a deal," Trump told reporters on Air Force One after the NATO summit in Turkey. "I don't know that they're going to honor the deal; that's the problem."

JULY 9, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Israel's Air Force One, 'Wing of Zion,' is ready but still grounded

The plane is officially ready, but Prime Minister Naftali Bennett currently has no plans to use it.

DECEMBER 9, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV

Israel Aerospace Industries workers’ union chairman Yair Katz is seen ceremonially removing the "experimental" sticker on the Wings of Zion, Israel's answer to Air Force One.

Biden slips: Mossad parody regrets adding 'fun slide' to Air Force One

Implying that it had a hand in making the presidential aircraft, the agency made a meme of Homer Simpson standing in front of a lever that reads "super fun happy slide."

MARCH 19, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Trump offered Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force 1 after 2019 summit

'I can get you home in two hours if you want,' Trump reportedly told Kim, shocking everyone in the room. "Kim declined," former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger said.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

'Namaste Trump': India's nationalist leader holds huge rally for president

US officials have described Trump's visit as a way to counter China's rise as a superpower.

FEBRUARY 24, 2020ByREUTERS

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the "Namaste Trump" event with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, in Ahmedabad, India, February 24, 2020

Israel’s ‘Air Force One’ successfully completes first test flight

The cost of the purchase and renovation of the plane is estimated to total NIS 600 million ($170m.).

NOVEMBER 4, 2019ByEYTAN HALON