US President Trump said that a Boeing 747-8 presented by Qatar for temporary use as an “Air Force One” will be equipped with additional safety features later this year. This statement seems to be confirmed from the side. The modified aircraft he began using earlier this month may lack some of the defense systems and features of the previous special plane. “It's very powerful, but as far as I know, after about a month, they'll send it for a full upgrade,” Trump told reporters after returning to Washington from New Jersey on Sunday night. “They're going to upgrade it to the highest configuration. This will take about a month.” At the recent summit of NATO leaders held in Turkey, Trump flew to Britain aboard the old “Air Force 1”. This move attracted attention from the outside world. The US government was annoyed by questions about the possible safety hazards of the new “Air Force 1”, and even issued a subpoena to media reporters for a report related to this. The newspaper, on the other hand, refused to allow its journalists to testify before a federal grand jury. The aircraft donated by Qatar will be used as a temporary “Air Force 1” until a new generation of aircraft is put into use.

US President Trump said that a Boeing 747-8 presented by Qatar for temporary use as an “Air Force One” will be equipped with additional safety features later this year. This statement seems to be confirmed from the side. The modified aircraft he began using earlier this month may lack some of the defense systems and features of the previous special plane. “It's very powerful, but as far as I know, after about a month, they'll send it for a full upgrade,” Trump told reporters after returning to Washington from New Jersey on Sunday night. “They're going to upgrade it to the highest configuration. This will take about a month.” At the recent summit of NATO leaders held in Turkey, Trump flew to Britain aboard the old “Air Force 1”. This move attracted attention from the outside world. The US government was annoyed by questions about the possible safety hazards of the new “Air Force 1”, and even issued a subpoena to media reporters for a report related to this. The newspaper, on the other hand, refused to allow its journalists to testify before a federal grand jury. The aircraft donated by Qatar will be used as a temporary “Air Force 1” until a new generation of aircraft is put into use.