{"id":4636872,"date":"2026-07-09T10:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/trump-ditches-new-air-force-one-flies-old-jet-home-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:45:07","slug":"trump-verzichtet-auf-die-neue-air-force-one-und-fliegt-2026-mit-dem-alten-jet-zuruck-nach-hause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/trump-ditches-new-air-force-one-flies-old-jet-home-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump l\u00e4sst die neue Air Force One links liegen und fliegt mit dem alten Jet nach Hause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>The most expensive gift in the history of aviation sat gleaming on the ramp in Turkey \u2014 and the President of the United States walked straight past it. On 8 July, barely a day after American bombs fell on Iran, Donald Trump boarded the <em>old<\/em> Air Force One, the powder-blue Boeing that has flown presidents since 1990, and left the brand-new Qatari-donated 747 behind.<\/p>\r\n<p>The new jet was supposed to be the star of the trip. Instead it was packed off to a British air base as a photo op, while the 36-year-old original did the honours of carrying the Commander-in-Chief out of a war zone. For a man who has spent months calling the gift plane \u201ctruly magnificent,\u201d it was a curious moment to suddenly rediscover the charm of the older model.<\/p>\r\n<p>Trump insisted there was nothing to read into it. The timing, the missing missile defences and the fresh crater in Iran suggested otherwise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 24px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #333;\">Quick Facts<\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Old jet<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #333;\">Boeing VC-25A \u2014 two built, presidential service since 1990<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>New jet<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #333;\">Boeing VC-25B \u201cbridge\u201d aircraft \u2014 a converted Qatari 747-8<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>What happened<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #333;\">Trump flew the VC-25A out of Turkey; the VC-25B was sent to RAF Mildenhall for troops to tour<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Stated reason<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #333;\">\u201cFor old time\u2019s sake\u201d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>The catch<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #333;\">The VC-25A carries missile-warning and countermeasures the rushed bridge jet reportedly lacks<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 12px 6px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Backdrop<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #333;\">Less than 24 hours after U.S. airstrikes on Iran, which borders Turkey<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">A Very Public Snub<\/h2>\r\n<p>Here is the sequence, because the optics are the whole story. Trump wrapped up the NATO summit in Turkey, climbed aboard the legacy VC-25A, and flew the short leg to RAF Mildenhall in England. The shiny new VC-25B \u2014 the 747-8 that Qatar handed the United States and that Boeing hurriedly repainted red, white and blue \u2014 was flown to the same base so airmen could walk through it. Reports differed on which jet carried him across the Atlantic; the picture that stuck was the President choosing the old one on his way out of a crisis.<\/p>\r\n<p>On Truth Social, Trump framed it as a gift to the troops rather than a security call.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #1565c0; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201cFor old time\u2019s sake, we\u2019ll be taking the former Air Force One, from Turkey to Mildenhall \u2026 in order to give our Great Military Heroes a chance to appreciate our beautiful new addition to the Air Force Fleet!\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> \u2014 Truth Social, 8 July 2026<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>It is a nice line. It also happens to be the version of events in which the President is not admitting that the most talked-about aircraft in the world may not yet be safe to fly him through contested skies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img data-opt-id=343569421  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/vc-25b-bridge-air-force-one-andrews-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The VC-25B bridge aircraft at Joint Base Andrews\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">The gift that stayed home: the Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, now designated VC-25B, at Joint Base Andrews. U.S. Air Force photo.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">What the Gift Jet Does Not Carry<\/h2>\r\n<p>The reason a 36-year-old jet outranks a nearly-new one comes down to the boxes you cannot see. The VC-25A was built from the outset as a flying fortress: missile-warning sensors, infrared countermeasures to spoof heat-seeking missiles, and hardening against the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear blast. Converting a second-hand airliner into that in a hurry is not a paint job.<\/p>\r\n<p>According to reporting by the Associated Press and NPR, the bridge aircraft was fielded fast precisely by leaving some of those deep modifications out for now. On an ordinary hop between friendly capitals, that is an acceptable trade. Flying out of a country that shares a border with Iran, hours after the U.S. had struck Iranian targets, it is the kind of trade a Secret Service detail notices.<\/p>\r\n<p>Trump, asked directly whether security drove the switch, did not bite \u2014 he simply repeated that the new plane was going to Britain so, in his words, \u201cthe soldiers can see it, because it\u2019s truly magnificent.\u201d Everyone was, he added, very excited.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Old Faithful<\/h2>\r\n<p>There is a genuine affection buried in the stunt. The two VC-25As \u2014 tail numbers 28000 and 29000 \u2014 have carried every president since George H. W. Bush. They are slower, thirstier and older than almost anything else in the sky, and they are also among the most recognisable machines humanity has ever built. Trading them out was always going to be an emotional wrench, and for one leg out of Turkey the old girl got to prove she was still the safer bet.<\/p>\r\n<p>The new jet will get there. The engineers will finish the classified fit, the countermeasures will go in, and the VC-25B will eventually earn the trust the VC-25A spent three decades building. Until then, the most expensive present in aviation history is learning an old lesson: magnificent is not the same as ready.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xHhlrvRwGt8\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Trump talks to the press beside the new Air Force One at RAF Mildenhall, 8 July 2026.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Sources: Associated Press; NPR; Fox News; U.S. Air Force.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- mf-faq -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style>\r\n<h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2>\r\n<details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>What is Air Force One?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>Air Force One is the callsign of any US Air Force aircraft carrying the President, but in practice it means the two Boeing VC-25As \u2014 heavily modified <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/boeing-747-how-the-queen-of-the-skies-changed-air-travel\/\">Boeing 747s<\/a> that have flown presidents since 1990. They carry secure communications plus missile-warning and countermeasures systems that make them flying command posts.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Why did Trump fly the old Air Force One home from the NATO summit?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>Trump said he took the 36-year-old VC-25A out of Turkey \"for old time's sake.\" The timing drew attention: the flight came less than 24 hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/centcom-hits-80-targets-overnight-iran-blitz\/\">American airstrikes on Iran<\/a>, which borders Turkey, and the older jet carries missile-warning and countermeasures systems the rushed new aircraft reportedly still lacks.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>What is the VC-25B?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>The VC-25B is a Boeing 747-8 donated by Qatar and converted into a bridge presidential aircraft for the United States. 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