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‘Last ride’: US says goodbye to Air Force One as Qatari jet awaits

‘Last ride’: US says goodbye to Air Force One as Qatari jet awaits
South China Morning Post Thursday 18 June 2026, 21:02 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years. The goodbye messages fuelled speculation that a Boeing 747 controversially gifted to US President Donald Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar is now set to enter service. “‘Well done, good and faithful servant.

White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years. The goodbye messages fuelled speculation that a Boeing 747 controversially gifted to US President Donald Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar is now set to enter service. “‘Well done, good and faithful servant. ‘The Last Ride,’” Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung said in a post on social media with a picture of the iconic white and blue jet after... [Image text:] 29000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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