The United States Air Force’s (USAF) ‘Bridge’ Air Force One is almost ready to enter service. The VC-25B interim presidential jet — a former Qatari Royal Boeing 747-8i — has officially completed its accelerated modification and flight-testing phase in Texas. The heavily modified superjumbo will now enter the paint shop to receive its Trump-backed red, white, gold and dark blue livery before its scheduled entry into service this summer.
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- May 5, 2025
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When we reported in February of this year that US President Donald Trump was touring a privately-owned Boeing 747-8, we somewhat thought this was just a publicity stunt to highlight that he wanted Boeing to move faster on the two VC-25Bs undergoing work to become the new pair of Air Force Ones. However, it does indeed seem like the government is moving to modify this other aircraft to be the new presidential transport! It even seems like a contractor has been tagged to do the work! We take a look at all this news for today’s video…