Qatar, Trump and NATO
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Trump, Air Force One
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Palm Beach's airport officially became President Donald Trump International Airport on July 9, with Trump Force One being the first plane to land.
President Trump faced scrutiny over his new Air Force One jet. This aircraft was a gift from Qatar and lacked older security features. He used an older jet for a flight from Turkey to Britain. The White House defended the new plane's security protocols.
The former Qatari royal jet has been modified for presidential travel as Boeing’s replacement Air Force One aircraft remain years behind schedule.
President Trump has said his Qatar-gifted Air Force One will later go to his presidential library. Eric Trump says a different plane will go there.
In a surprise switch, President Trump left Turkey in an older Air Force One plane instead of the Boeing 787 luxury jet donated by Qatar last year, raising questions about security and retrofits.
President Donald Trump’s decision to depart Turkey on an older plane while sending his new, Qatari-gifted jet ahead to England was driven at least in part by security concerns around the escalating conflict in Iran,
Trump did not leave Turkey in the Qatar-gifted aircraft, but said it would instead be flown to various European bases to be shown to soldiers
