Trump says he will use old Air Force One to travel to UK with new plane going there too

Washington: President Donald Trump ​said on Wednesday ​he will fly an old Air ​Force One plane from Turkey to the UK 'for old time's sake', with the new plane given to ‌the U.S. ⁠by Qatar ⁠visiting the same base in the UK, according ​to a post on Truth Social.

Trump said the newly overhauled Air Force One will fly to RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom so U.S. service members stationed there can ⁠tour the ‌aircraft.

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The new plane is a Boeing 747 gifted to the United States ⁠by Qatar last year and refitted by defense contractor L3Harris Technologies.

The jumbo aircraft ​has been painted in a red, white, dark blue and gold livery chosen by Trump, marking a departure from the iconic design used on Air Force One for ‌decades.

"Everybody is so excited and we thought that they should be the ​first," Trump ​wrote, adding ⁠that the outgoing Air Force One would make the trip from Turkey to Mildenhall "for old time's ​sake."

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The Qatari jet's acceptance had drawn scrutiny. Retrofitting the luxury plane required security upgrades, communications improvements to prevent eavesdropping, and missile defense capabilities, experts said.