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Is It True That Air Force One Pilots Earn Around $215K While Big 3 Widebody Captains Clear $480K?

Is It True That Air Force One Pilots Earn Around $215K While Big 3 Widebody Captains Clear $480K?

Air Force One pilots are some of the most senior pilots routinely flying for the Air Force, but they earn half of what c...

Aaron Spray 1 week ago
Weeks After Debut, Trump’s $400M Air Force One Pulled From Service For “Maxed Out” Upgrades

Weeks After Debut, Trump’s $400M Air Force One Pulled From Service For “Maxed Out” Upgrades

President Trump revealed to reporters on Sunday that his new Air Force One would be temporarily removed from service as ...

Jasper Yu-Dawidowicz 1 week ago
The $5.3 Billion Program Turning 2 Stored Boeing 747-8s Into America's Next Air Force One

The $5.3 Billion Program Turning 2 Stored Boeing 747-8s Into America's Next Air Force One

Air Force One is getting the modern treatment, with the new VC-25B program almost arriving. In the meantime, a bridge 74...

Jacob Johnson 1 week ago
Secret Service Urged Trump To Ditch New Air Force One Because It Lacks Critical Defense Systems

Secret Service Urged Trump To Ditch New Air Force One Because It Lacks Critical Defense Systems

A former Air Force official claimed there wasn’t enough time to equip the aircraft with all of the “normal” modification...

Channing Reid 3 weeks ago
“Old Time’s Sake”: Trump Sidelines New Qatari-Gifted Air Force One After 1st Overseas Trip

“Old Time’s Sake”: Trump Sidelines New Qatari-Gifted Air Force One After 1st Overseas Trip

The unexpected move is raising questions about why the President would make such a decision.

Channing Reid 3 weeks ago
Trump’s $400M “Bridge” Air Force One Makes 1st International Journey To Turkey NATO Summit

Trump’s $400M “Bridge” Air Force One Makes 1st International Journey To Turkey NATO Summit

The 747-8 is serving as a bridge to the new Air Force One fleet.

Jack McGarity 3 weeks ago
Legal? Trump's New $400 Million Boeing 747-8 May Never Land At His Presidential Library

Legal? Trump's New $400 Million Boeing 747-8 May Never Land At His Presidential Library

The President's wish to take the aircraft with him after he leaves office appears to be in limbo.

Victoria Agronsky 3 weeks ago
VC-25A Bows Out After 35 Years As Trump's 'Bridge' Air Force One Eyes July 3 Debut

VC-25A Bows Out After 35 Years As Trump's 'Bridge' Air Force One Eyes July 3 Debut

The world has been so focused on the new/interim/’bridge’ Boeing 747-8 Air Force One and its journey to entering service...

Chris Loh 4 weeks ago
VC-25B 'Bridge' Air Force One Unveiled After Rapid 10-Month Conversion

VC-25B 'Bridge' Air Force One Unveiled After Rapid 10-Month Conversion

On June 19th, President Donald Trump's VC-25B 'Bridge Air Force One' arrived at Joint Base Andrews to relieve the long-s...

Chris Loh 1 month ago
Confirmed: President Trump’s 1st Flight On Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Occur Next Week

Confirmed: President Trump’s 1st Flight On Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Occur Next Week

The President will take his first flight on the luxurious Boeing 747 next week, marking a new era for Air Force One.

Aaron Bailey 1 month ago
Why America's Next Air Force One Will Cost More Than The GDP Of Some Small Nations

Why America's Next Air Force One Will Cost More Than The GDP Of Some Small Nations

A closer look at why the VC-25B Air Force One replacement reached a cost of $5.7 billion, and what its delays reveal abo...

Antonio Di Trapani 1 month ago
In Photos: Trump Unveils VC-25B 'Bridge' Air Force One After Rapid 10-Month Conversion

In Photos: Trump Unveils VC-25B 'Bridge' Air Force One After Rapid 10-Month Conversion

The president's interim jumbo jet arrives.

Luke Diaz 1 month ago
VC-25A Bows Out After 35 Years As Trump's 'Bridge' Air Force One Eyes July 3 Debut

VC-25A Bows Out After 35 Years As Trump's 'Bridge' Air Force One Eyes July 3 Debut

The Boeing VC-25A may have flown its last flight under the Air Force One call sign.

Luke Bodell 1 month ago
The Critical Capability Gap In The US Vice President's Boeing 757 That Nobody's Talking About

The Critical Capability Gap In The US Vice President's Boeing 757 That Nobody's Talking About

What is going on with Air Force Two?

Luke Diaz 1 month ago
Air Force One’s New Look: Ex-Qatari Boeing 747 Rolls Out In Trump’s New Livery

Air Force One’s New Look: Ex-Qatari Boeing 747 Rolls Out In Trump’s New Livery

The new aircraft is set to be ready by July 4th.

Jack McGarity 1 month ago
The Ex-Qatari Boeing 747-8 Is Almost Complete: Here's When It Will Replace Air Force One

The Ex-Qatari Boeing 747-8 Is Almost Complete: Here's When It Will Replace Air Force One

The former Qatari Boeing 747-8 has completed testing and is to enter service as Air Force One before July 4, ahead of th...

Victoria Agronsky 1 month ago
The NATO Nations' Presidential Aircraft Ranked

The NATO Nations' Presidential Aircraft Ranked

The USAF operates the most militarized president aircraft, while other major NATO countries also operate militarized wid...

Aaron Spray 1 month ago
Why Choosing A Government Jet Is As Much About Politics As Performance

Why Choosing A Government Jet Is As Much About Politics As Performance

Government jets are more than aircraft — they reflect diplomacy, defense ties, industrial strategy, and geopolitical amb...

Victoria Agronsky 2 months ago
The Critical Capability Gap In The Ex-Qatari Luxury Boeing 747-8 Serving As Air Force One

The Critical Capability Gap In The Ex-Qatari Luxury Boeing 747-8 Serving As Air Force One

Is Trump's personal AF1 up to par?

Luke Diaz 2 months ago
Why The US Air Force Still Uses Modified Boeing 747s For Presidential Transport

Why The US Air Force Still Uses Modified Boeing 747s For Presidential Transport

The Boeing 747 is the only aircraft acceptable for its next-gen Presidential aircraft due to competing geopolitical and ...

Aaron Spray 2 months ago