See inside the USAF's newest 747 jet, courtesy of Qatar

[thewayne]

Yep, we now have a new jet. The decision came from Upon High to accept the "donation", and it is now parked in San Antonio while the Air Force and Boeing decides what to do with it.

Would you like to know what a tricked-out 747-8 looks like after it took four years to plan and refurbish? Look no more, just click on the link below!

https://www.businessinsider.com/qatar-boeing-747-plane-trump-air-force-one-photos-interior-2025-5


Apparently Secretary of Defense Otis Hegseth (shout-out to the Andy Griffith Show) gave the order to accept the offer. It isn't in the below Newsweek article, but SecDef Otis said that the donated plane's remediation should be done in a way that should not "unduly impact" the delivery of the two new AF1's on order from Boeing and due to be delivered around 2029.

ROFLMAO!

One of the things delaying that delivery date is the difficulty in getting workers screened for their security clearances. And now there's a THIRD 747 that's going to require a massive refit before it can be put into service for use as an Air Force One that is going to further strain that clearance chain. Not to mention they still have to maintain the TWO EXISTING AIR FORCE ONE 747s!

Yeah, it won't unduly impact the delivery of the ordered planes in the slightest. And to quote Wayne's World, monkeys might fly out of my butt.

https://www.newsweek.com/hegseth-update-qatar-jet-trump-air-force-one-2074837

And remember, they're making government smaller and more efficient and saving money!

Comments

[dewline]

For the Rich!

[disneydream06]

I LOVE the Otis reference to that idiot. :o

I read on twitter, so take with a grain of salt, that The Felon's administration actually asked for the plane, not just an outright "gift". :o :o :o
Hugs, Jon

[thewayne]

Yep.  They started searching the 'used 747 market' and saw the Qataris had one up for sale.

[disneydream06]

Just makes me wanna puke. :o :o :o

[moonhare]

Otis Hegseth



Nice!

[thewayne]

They could be twinsies!

[acelightning2]

If Trump will pay for the refits, I'll find someplace to park that sucker, and have parties in the sky. (The sky is my true home.)I'll even see if I can pass the physical to get a license to fly it. "THis is your pilot speaking. Will someone bring me a turkey sandwich and a glass of iced tea?"

[thewayne]

Trump - pay for something?  brain breaks

[acelightning2]

Well, the Air Force won't do the work for me just because I was in the Civil Air Patrol when I was a teenager, and I certainly can't afford it myself.

[silveradept]

Considering that its primary function is as a bribe and a flying violation of the Emoluments clause, whether or not it actually gets worked over to spec for a President is immaterial. It's there as a signal, like all the other signals, that if you want to get something done with this administrator, you had better be willing to enrich him personally, and for significant amounts, or you can go away.

Any government efficiency or shrinking they claim is happening is immediately and perpetually offset by the tax breaks and the special favors being carved out to those who are willing to shell out big for access.