Official Says It Will Cost Under $400 Million to Turn Plane From Qatar Into Air Force One / The Epoch Times
Officials confirmed that a Qatari jet, received as a gift, is set to be transformed into Air Force One with an estimated retrofit cost of under $400 million. The planned conversion represents a strategic and economical update in presidential air transport without reaching billion‐dollar price levels.
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