By Mike StoneWASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will fly from Turkey to Britain on an older Air Force One aircraft, an unexpected switch that raised questions about a retrofitted Boeing 747 donated by Qatar that he unveiled only weeks ago as his new presidential jet.The trip to Turkey was the first international trip for the new plane.The switch follows months of scrutiny over the luxury gift intended to serve as a temporary replacement while Boeing struggles to deliver long-delayed next-generation Air Force One planes.

Trump said the Qatari jet would fly to a U.S. base in England so U.S. service members could tour it.

US president Donald Trump said that he was going to fly from Turkey to the United Kingdom in the Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar "for old times sake," as stated on Truth…

By Mike StoneWASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will fly from Turkey to Britain on an older Air Force One aircraft, an unexpected switch…

President Trump will fly to Britain using an older Air Force One aircraft. This decision follows scrutiny over a recently unveiled Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar. The new plane,…

The sudden change ‘for old time’s sake’ raises new questions about the retrofitted luxury Boeing 747 the US president received as a gift.

President Donald Trump is flying home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy…

US president unexpectedly changes plans to fly to England after using Qatari-gifted aircraft to travel to Turkey

Asked during a press conference whether the change was for security reasons related to Iran, Trump sidestepped the question by talking about previous alleged assassination…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and

Could the new $400 million plane have developed a fault during its inaugural international trip? Or was there something more sinister?

Retrofitted $400 million jet faces scrutiny over alleged lack of missile detection and countermeasures systems

By Mike Stone, Gram Slattery and Humeyra PamukWASHINGTON/ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump unexpectedly left Turkey on Wednesday aboard an older Air Force One…

US President Donald Trump returned from the NATO summit in Ankara aboard the older Air Force One after a brief stop at RAF Mildenhall in the UK, amid heightened tensions with Iran…

Trump later switched planes at an air base in England, where, he said, he let service members tour the new Air Force One.

Asked if a threat of assassination prompted his decision to change planes, Trump did not answer directly but acknowledged the potential threat.

Retrofitted $400 million jet faces scrutiny over alleged lack of missile detection and countermeasures systems

Trump sent his new Qatari-gifted jet on ahead to Britain, where he switched planes for the journey to Washington.

President Donald Trump unexpectedly departed Turkey aboard an older Air Force One and then switched in Britain to a newly renovated Qatari-gifted jet.

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White House denies security concerns prompted switch over from aircraft given to US by Qatar