US President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he carried cash instead of a wallet in his back pocket. An eagle-eyed photographer snapped a shot of the president’s pocket money as he was boarding Air Force One at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California, on Tuesday. In response to […]
If there ever were a nuclear war and all US military ground communication was destroyed, the US Air Force keeps a E-4B “Nightwatch,” nicknamed the “doomsday plane,” on alert 24/7. The $US223 million militarised Boeing 747 is designed to survive a nuclear blast and would become the command and control […]
President Donald Trump tweeted out a photo of a lightning bolt striking behind Air Force One during a Monday night trip to North Carolina for a campaign rally. “Departing MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina for Fayetteville, North Carolina. This is amazing!” Trump wrote. The picture was taken by CNN […]
A Boeing 747-400 used as Japan’s Air Force One was recently listed for sale on aviation website Controller. It’s no normal 747, though – the jumbo jet is outfitted with an incredible assortment of VIP features, like a bedroom, a shower, and an office. Take a look below for a […]
The new Air Force One will cost the Pentagon $US5.2 billion, according to the Defence Department’s first formal acquisition report for the aircraft. In 2016, it was estimated that the new aircraft would cost $US3.2 billion. A year later, President Donald Trump said he negotiated the planes’ cost down by […]
President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Wednesday jokingly bemoaned his lack of friends after becoming the commander-in-chief, saying “they have choked.” Trump claimed people in his orbit acted differently because they “have such respect for the office of the presidency.” “I lost all my friends! They have tightened […]
President Donald Trump’s July 4 celebration will include an Air Force One flyover, The Washington Post reported. The White House scrapped a Veterans’ Day celebration last year because of high costs. Trump expressed his desire for a military parade in the US after seeing France’s Bastille Day celebrations in 2017. […]
Trump revealed his big plans for a patriotic redesign of Air Force One in an interview with ABC News. His plans for the presidential redesign toss the light-blue colour scheme introduced in the 1960s in exchange for red, white, and dark blue. The new design and colour scheme look suspiciously […]
President Donald Trump made a stop in Ireland after a three-day state visit in the United Kingdom. The president’s hasty stop drew attention when he spent time at his golf resort in Doonbeg, which is his latest trip to one of his golf properties. Though Trump insisted the choice of […]
White House officials dread flying with President Donald Trump on long foreign trips, according to CNN. Five current and former officials who have travelled aboard Air Force One described a restless president who spends a lot of time watching cable news and reviewing media coverage. “It’s like being held captive,” […]
President Donald Trump has sparked ethics concerns after he posted a video mocking New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2020 presidential campaign that appeared to be filmed on Air Force One. The presidential seal is in clear view during the video and taxpayers foot the bill for the cost […]
The Boeing VC25 is arguably the most famous jetliner in the world. Most people know the plane by the callsign it’s assigned when the President of the United States is on board, Air Force One. A larger number of prominent international leaders have some form of executive transport with the […]
Kanye West visited the White House on Thursday and met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. As part of an “extended soliloquy” in support of President Trump, West shared with the president his idea for a plane that would replace Air Force One. West showed the president his designs […]
The former White House communications director Hope Hicks was spotted at President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Ohio over the weekend. Hicks had planned to spend her weekend with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, but Trump got wind that she was in town and insisted she join him, according to […]
President Donald Trump grew upset after first lady Melania Trump’s TV aboard Air Force One was set to CNN during a recent overseas trip, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The president and his advisers have a rule where each trip starts by tuning into Fox News, according to The […]
President Donald Trump elaborated on his plans for an Air Force One upgrade, announcing that the new billion-dollar presidential planes will boast enhanced interiors and exteriors. Trump said he saved the US $US1.5 billion on the $US3.9 billion deal with Boeing for two new presidential aircraft. “Air Force One is […]
President Donald Trump reportedly wants to make his bed onboard Air Force One bigger and more comfortable like the one on his personal jet, according to Axios. Trump apparently wants to redesign the official presidential planes because they don’t look “American” enough. President Donald Trump reportedly wants to make his […]
President Donald Trump reportedly wants to redesign his official presidential planes because they don’t look “American” enough. The colour scheme of the Boeing 747s – which take on the “Air Force One” call sign when the president is onboard – is currently light blue and white, and was personally designed […]
The Pentagon’s 2021 budget request included a new paint job for the next version of Air Force One, the president’s personal jet. The new colours would be a change from the scheme introduced under President John F. Kennedy, under whom the presidency also got its first jet-powered aircraft. Visit Business […]
President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged a $US130,000 payment his attorney made to porn star Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, in 2016 for the first time on Thursday. Trump denies knowing anything about the payment, including where his lawyer, Michael Cohen, got the money from. For the first time, […]
Thursday was a very windy day in Maryland, as President Donald Trump’s hair can attest. He departed the White House around 12:45 p.m., en route to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. On the tarmac in Maryland, the wind caught his hair, and photographers were there to capture the result. […]
Political officials who fly on Air Force One have to pay for their own food – even if they don’t eat anything. Former Trump administration official Omarosa Manigault recently revealed this fact on an episode of “Celebrity Big Brother.” Manigault once received a $US23 bill after a flight. “There’s no […]
The security features on Air Force One are extensive. The body of the plane can withstand a nuclear blast. Many of these features are hidden to the untrained eye. Embellished with the American flag, the presidential seal, and the words “United States of America,” the world’s most famous plane is […]
President Donald Trump reportedly erupted at his staff aboard Air Force One after learning that a Department of Justice official warned against releasing a controversial and classified memo authored by Rep. Devin Nunes. Trump, together with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House chief of staff John Kelly, reportedly spoke […]
The Air Force awarded Boeing a contract to replace two “chillers,” or refrigerators, on Air Force One. The total cost will be $US23,657,671 ($AU29,173,457). The refrigerator contract came at the end of a year of turmoil for the Air Force One program. In December, the Air Force awarded Boeing a […]
Excerpts from the journalist Michael Wolff’s upcoming book on President Donald Trump’s White House say that a spokesman for Trump’s legal team resigned because he feared that a meeting aboard Air Force One in July represented obstruction of justice. The Washington Post reported last year that while aboard Air Force […]
Two teens at the Salt Lake City airport dressed up as President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. “I like this kid, I like this kid!” Trump said about the boy dressed as him, who was wearing orange face paint as part of the costume. When President Donald Trump […]
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When President Barack Obama travels, he rolls with a pretty thick crew of reporters. One such reporter is Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols who tweeted this picture of his lunch on Air Force One. According to Nichols, lunch was an “Asia shrimp salad.” Dessert looks like a pretty generous slice of cheesecake. […]
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White House photographer Pete Souza posted this photo Thursday night, of President Barack Obama watching Vice President Joe Biden’s debate with staffers aboard Air Force One:
[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons” url=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Lewis_2009.jpg”] Moneyball writer Michael Lewis is travelling on Air Force One today, working on a new Vanity Fair piece about President Barack Obama, according to a White House pool report. We don’t know any details about the upcoming story, but we’re curious to know whether the piece is […]
[credit provider=”AP”] President Barack Obama appears to have a rather cuddly approach to foreign relations. British Prime Minister David Cameron recounted a story about Obama letting him borrow his bed while on the Air Force One.
[credit provider=”Boeing via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboeingcompany/”] Boeing’s largest plane, the 747 has been an icon in the sky for just over 40 years.And now, Reuters is reporting that the first copy of the latest and greatest version, the 747-8 Intercontinental, has been delivered to a secret VIP customer.
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