The more we learn about this deal, the more disturbing it becomes,” one key Senate Democrat said of the administration's gambit.

This is a comprehensive flight review of Qatar Airways' Business Class on the route from Doha (DOH) to Frankfurt (FRA) aboard a Boeing 777-300. #qatar #aviation

In late July 2025, reporters from The New York Times discovered a "mysterious" transfer of $934 million that they claimed would be used to renovate the Boeing 747 plane U.S. President Donald Trump received as a gift from Qatar earlier that year.

The U.S. has formally received Qatar’s “unconditional donation” of a $400 million 747-8 Boeing jet for the Trump administration to use as Air Force One. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Qatari counterpart earlier this month signed a memorandum of understanding which also allows Trump to use the plane once he leaves office,

The governments of the U.S. and Qatar are close to finalizing an agreement for the transfer of a Boeing 747-8 that will serve as the next Air Force One, The Washington Post reported, months after the U.

Although the aerospace company lost money in the second quarter, it built and sold more planes as it recovered from quality crises and a workers strike.