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

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

President Donald Trump gave a confusing answer on why he’s changing planes on the way home from the NATO summit.

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…

The White House is pissed over reports revealing why President Trump really ditched the new plane he bragged about receiving from Qatar.

President Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit on an old Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted plane, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran began…

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…

The change in plans was not prompted by a specific threat, but influenced in part by differences in the plane security capabilities, two U.S. officials told ABC News.

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

The switch sparked speculation about possible "security concerns," with reports suggesting the Qatar-gifted plane lacked some security features. | World News

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