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After it completed a secretive nighttime flight to Joint Base Andrews earlier in June, the VC-25B Bridge aircraft – a rapidly converted 747-8 gifted by Qatar – has now been officially shown off by the U.S. Air Force in its service paint scheme for the very first time. The VC-25B will now begin a series […]

Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team Part 3 in a Series examining one of Boeing’s steps toward recovery. May 11, 2026, © Leeham News: The Boeing 747-400, which rolled out of Everett in January 1988 and earned... Read More The post The 747-400: Derivative Programs Apply the Lessons appeared first on Leeham News and Analysis.

Gifted Qatari 747-8 BBJ comes with ethical concerns. A former Qatari Boeing 747-8 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) has completed flight testing pending its use by President Donald Trump as Air Force One. Following Qatar’s gifting of the four-engined BBJ to the Pentagon in 2025, the aircraft has undergone modifications and is ready for a new… The post Trump’s new Air Force One completes flight testing first appeared on FlightGlobal.