aviation   Aircraft Carrier   Middle East   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
Bloomberg • Josh Wingrove

Trump: Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 interim Air Force One to be “maxed out” with added security upgrades

President Trump said a Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar and used as a stopgap Air Force One will be taken away for upgrades “later this year,” after questions about the plane’s security features. He described the aircraft as needing to be “maxed out” to match the standards of older presidential aircraft.

Also: Reuters and New York Times
2026-07-19T19:08:59.817227-07:00
defense   Farnborough Airshow   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airbus   Boeing  
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Reuters • Dan Catchpole, Joanna Plucinska

Conflicts, aircraft orders in focus as Farnborough Airshow kicks off

By Reuters: Farnborough Airshow ‌opens on Monday with Boeing and Airbus pursuing aircraft deals and defence firms vying for a share of booming military budgets fuelled by wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

2026-07-19T21:09:59.142936-07:00