calender_icon.png 21 June, 2026 | 12:45 AM

Final flight: Trump retires 35-year-old Air Force One

20-06-2026 12:00:00 AM

Washington: US President Trump took the final flight aboard the Boeing 747-200B that has served as Air Force One for 35 years. White House officials marked the aircraft’s retirement after Trump returned from France.

The US Air Force said a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar has completed testing and will serve as a bridge aircraft till 2 new presidential jets enter service. The retired aircraft served every US president since George HW Bush.

-PTI