FILE - A 13-year-old private Boeing aircraft that President Donald Trump toured on Saturday to check out new hardware and technology features, and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, takes off from Palm Beach International Airport, Feb. 16, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Ben Curtis/AP

The US Air Force has begun modifying a Boeing 747 that was donated to the US by Qatar over the summer, an Air Force spokesperson said on Monday.

The plane will be used for “executive airlift support,” the spokesperson said. President Donald Trump has said he wants to use the gifted plane as a new Air Force One.

Details related to the modifications being done to the plane and which company has been co

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