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US aims to deploy Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 as Air Force One by July 4

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The US Air Force is working to integrate a Boeing 747, gifted by Qatar, into the Air Force One fleet by July 4th. L3Harris is undertaking the rapid upgrade of the aircraft, which was accepted by the White House in 2025. This potential delivery aims to have the new presidential aircraft ready for the nation's 250th anniversary, with a possibility of earlier delivery for Donald Trump's birthday. AI

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US aims to deploy Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 as Air Force One by July 4

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    US aims to deploy Qatar-gifted luxury jet as Air Force One for Fourth of July

    The US Air Force is targeting a Fourth of July delivery for a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that would join the Air Force One fleet in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary, a US official and a person familiar with the programme said. The White House accepted the luxury jet from Q…

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