Duckworth said she also sent a letter to Meink about the operational security risks associated with the plane, and noted an ...

The Defense Department has officially accepted a luxury jet from Qatar and has begun planning how to convert the plane into ...

The United States has officially accepted a controversial luxury jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One, according to the ...

Treating the aircraft as safe for the commander in chief with just a few modifications is "absurd," one former senior defense ...

Security experts told BI that the work required to make a plane from Qatar ready to be Air Force One would be like building a ...

Simply the fact that the aircraft is coming from abroad, from an uncertain regulatory environment, raises the possibility that it could be tainted in some respect.

Despite flying for more than 35 years, the current pair of Air Force One jets remain one of the safest and secure aircraft in ...

Even if improvements to the plane's communications and defenses are made, the military escort and domestic restriction could ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to use a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar as an interim Air Force One would produce massive security risks since the administration will likely forgo needed ...

The Qatar 747 plans have also been criticized as a waste of money and a potential security risk, as an Air Force One jet also needs to be a hardened, secure flying situation room capable of ...

An aviation analyst says accepting a Qatari plane could possibly burden the government by utilizing more time and resources ...