President Trump said he wasn’t happy with Boeing’s Air Force One progress.

Now his team’s revamping a former Qatari government 747 instead.

It’s up to L3Harris to turn it into a presidential ride.

This is probably all for the best.

I mean, Boeing isn’t exactly great at working on their own planes.

Best to outsource.

Frustrated by Boeing’s massive delays in delivering a new Air Force One, President Trump has commissioned a smaller defense contractor to ready an interim presidential plane by year’s end https://t.co/PNb0iRXcLT

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 2, 2025

Independent reports:

Tired of waiting for Boeing to make a new Air Force One, President Donald Trump’s administration is now revamping a plane once used by the Qatari government, according to a report.

“I’m not happy with Boeing,” the president said in February, referring to the Air Force One program. “We may buy a plane or get a plane, or something.”

Now, his administration seems to be doing just that. The federal government is hiring defense contractor L3Harris to refurbish a Boeing 747 previously used by the Qatari government, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Independent has reached out to Boeing, L3Harris and the White House for comment.

The president hopes to use the refurbished plane by the fall, sources told the outlet, and is regularly checking on its progress . This aircraft will be an interim solution until the Boeing jets are delivered.

The current presidential jets — which have been in service since the George H.W. Bush administration — are nearing their end of life.

​​During his first term, Trump commissioned Boeing to manufacture two replacement jets to tune of $3.9 billion. Nearly seven years after Boeing won the contract, the planes are behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget after supplier, manufacturing and engineering setbacks.

That means, unless Trump finds a way to circumvent the 22nd Amendment as he’s mused, he would be out of office before being able to use them.

L3Harris working on interim Air Force One sought by Trump – sourcehttps://t.co/6yGwl82SZe

— Breaking News (@jooilong) May 2, 2025

Here’s a great shot of Air Force One flying overhead!

Trump is here in Tuscaloosa! Air Force One just flew over my friend’s house by the airport pic.twitter.com/0GDjQkplFZ

— Ally (@badgerbama88) May 1, 2025

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