The president of the USA, donald trump, presented this Friday the new Air Force One In its first public exhibition, a Boeing 747-8 whose remodeling was valued at US$400 million and donated by Qatar.
trump descended the plane steps into a hangar in the Joint Base Andrewsthe military airfield located on the outskirts of Washington.
“There will never be one like this. It’s very unique.” The plane is considered most luxurious in the world“said the president during the presentation.
The device, a Boeing 747-8was painted with the colors red, white and blue of the US flag at the request of trump for use as presidential aircraftreplacing the current model Air Force Onewhich has been in service for 35 years.
The retired plane, a Boeing 747-200B used as Air Force One when transporting the president, made its last flight last morning when taking Trump back to Washington after his participation in the G7 summit in France.
He Pentagon accepted the gift of Tastea key ally of the United States in Middle Eastdespite the ethical doubts raised by a donation of this type and concerns about the safety of the device.
The plan is to use the Qatari plane temporarily as Air Force One while Boeing completes the construction and modernization of the two planes managers during the Trump’s first term (2017-2021).
The Air Force announced this Friday the arrival of the plane, whose military designation is VC-25B Bridgeto the Presidential Airlift Group at Joint Base Andrews (Maryland), where a series of flights will begin certification before formally joining the commissioned fleet of the transport of the american president.
The aircraft will begin tests aimed at validate your operational capabilities and the necessary protocols for safely transport the president.
According to the Air Forcethe delivery of the aircraft responds to the need for reduce pressure on the aging fleet VC-25A, whose maintenance cycles are increasingly extensive.
“The safety and security of the commander in chief are ours.” top priority“, stated in a statement the secretary of the Air ForceTroy Meink.
The organization also highlighted that any aircraft that operates under the ‘Air Force One‘ must comply strict safety requirements to ensure that the president remains protected and fully connected while on the go.
“We are proud to deliver the aircraft VC-25B Bridge to President“said the head of the Air Force General StaffGeneral Ken Wilsbach.