The administration's acceptance of a plane from Qatar to use as a short-term Air Force One has sparked concerns about cost and ethics.

President Trump could start flying in a plane donated by Qatar as early as this summer, as the U.S. Air Force confirms it will deliver the refurbished jumbo jet for use as Air Force One within months.

The Boeing jet that Qatar is donating to the White House for use as Air Force One is slated to arrive this summer, according to the WSJ. The post Qatari-donated plane to be used as Air Force One to arrive this summer: Report appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

The luxury Qatari jet being transformed into a new Air Force One will be delivered this summer, the Air Force said in a statement, roughly a year after its extensive modification began.

The airplane Qatar gifted President Donald Trump is preparing for its first takeoff no later than this summer, the Air Force said. The Air Force expects the next Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane to be ready by summer 2026.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the aircraft turned around out of an an abundance of caution.

Air Force One was en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos when the lights in the press cabin briefly went dark, a reporter said, per Associated Press. A half hour into the journey, the press was told the flight would be returning to Joint Base Andrews. The president later took a smaller version of Air Force One to Switzerland.

Donald Trump's presidential plane had a technical issue that forced Air Force One to return to Joint Base Andrews.