The two Jumbos selected for the VC-25B program never entered airline service but required extensive structural repairs during their conversion
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier5 Sept
Operation involved three presidential aircraft, including Qatar's donated VC-25B and a Boeing 757 used to conceal the president's departure
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier11 Aug
After President Trump boarded the legacy VC-25A – instead of the VC-25B Bridge – for his flight home from Ankara he was secretly transferred inside a catering truck to a waiting C-32A, according to the Washington Post. While the world believed that the U.S. President had taken 92-9000 home from the NATO Summit in Ankara, […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet11 Aug
The VC-25B has been a lesson in the risks of high-risk fixed-price contracts and short-term high-profile savings for the cameras.
Boeing's new Air Force One is years late as wiring, labor shortages, supplier failures and billions in losses keep the VC-25B grounded.
Boeing reported a larger-than-expected second-quarter loss in 2026, driven largely by a $280 million charge on the troubled VC-25B Air Force One replacement program.
AviationSource News•Len Varley29 JulAviationNews – Boeing has recorded a new $280 million pre-tax loss on its VC-25B Air Force One replacement contract, pushing overall cost overruns on the...
The U.S. President said to reporters that the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft will soon undergo additional modifications to introduce new capabilities. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, which recently entered service with the U.S. Air Force as the new presidential aircraft, will soon undergo new modifications. The information was disclosed by […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso21 Jul
Air Force One is getting the modern treatment, with the new VC-25B program almost arriving. In the meantime, a bridge 747-8 is being trusted.
After taking President Trump to Ankara for the NATO summit, the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft called into RAF Mildenhall to allow deployed U.S. personnel a special chance to view and tour the aircraft. The visit was officially confirmed by President Trump on the Truth Social platform, where he also suggested that him and his entourage […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet8 Jul
On its maiden flight as Air Force One, the new VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft brought President Donald Trump to North Dakota. On Jul. 1, the U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft, a rapidly converted 747-8 gifted by Qatar, made its first flight as “Air Force One,” to take Trump and his staff to Bismarck Municipal airport […]
The Aviationist•David Cenciotti1 Jul
Former Qatari Boeing 747-8 joins the presidential fleet while the U.S. Air Force awaits the next-generation Air Force One aircraft
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier1 Jul
On June 19th, President Donald Trump's VC-25B 'Bridge Air Force One' arrived at Joint Base Andrews to relieve the long-serving VC-25A jets, which have been the primary aircraft for presidents for decades. The pair of Boeing 747-200 jumbo jets will now enter semi-retirement as the new, temporary Boeing 747-8 takes over as Trump's primary aircraft until the end of his term.
Why the VC-25B Air Force One replacement reached $5.7 billion, and what its delays reveal about modern defense procurement.
The former Qatari 747-8i has begun the final step before joining the presidential airlift fleet.
AVweb•Matt Ryan22 JunThe US Air Force has received the VC-25B Bridge aircraft from L3Harris Technologies, advancing the replacement of the ageing VC-25A planes used for presidential transport.
Aviation News – The U.S. Air Force has officially received the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, which has arrived at the Presidential Airlift Group and will begin...
The VC-25B Bridge aircraft, set to serve as an interim Air Force One, has arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and has begun its commissioning flights.
AviationSource News•Len Varley21 Jun
The arrival of a former Qatari Boeing 747-8 as an interim Air Force One marks the latest chapter in more than 80 years of presidential air travel
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier20 Jun
The Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft has officially arrived at the Presidential Airlift Group and will commence its initial commissioning flights, marking the successful delivery of a secure, modified executive...