{"id":2298853,"date":"2026-06-19T10:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/air-force-one-vc-25a-92-9000-last-ride-35-years\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:39:46","slug":"air-force-one-vc-25a-92-9000-last-ride-35-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/air-force-one-vc-25a-92-9000-last-ride-35-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force One&#8217;s Last Ride After 35 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<p>It touched down in the dark at Joint Base Andrews, taxied to a stop, and spooled down its four engines &mdash; possibly for the last time as the most recognizable airplane on Earth. On June 18, 2026, a Boeing 747 wearing the tail number 92-9000 brought President Donald Trump home from the G7 summit in France. Within hours, the people who actually fly on it were saying goodbye.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well done, good and faithful servant,&rdquo; wrote White House communications director Steven Cheung. &ldquo;The Last Ride.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After 35 years of hauling American presidents around the planet, one of the two jets that answer to the call sign &ldquo;Air Force One&rdquo; appears to have flown its final scheduled mission. Appears to &mdash; because the U.S. Air Force is not ready to write the obituary just yet.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#1565c0\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> Boeing VC-25A (modified 747-200B), tail number 92-9000<\/li><li><strong>In service:<\/strong> 1990 &ndash; present (35 years)<\/li><li><strong>The event:<\/strong> Returned President Trump from the G7 in France to Joint Base Andrews, June 18, 2026<\/li><li><strong>The hint:<\/strong> White House staffers posted farewell tributes &mdash; &ldquo;The Last Ride&rdquo;<\/li><li><strong>Official status:<\/strong> The Air Force says it is <em>not<\/em> formally retired &mdash; both VC-25As stay in the fleet<\/li><li><strong>Successor:<\/strong> A Qatar-donated 747-8i &ldquo;bridge&rdquo; jet, with the bespoke VC-25B still delayed<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A 35-Year Career, Written in Two Tail Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Air Force One is a call sign, not an airplane. It belongs to whatever aircraft the president is aboard. But for most Americans alive today, it means one specific shape: a powder-blue-and-white Boeing 747 with &ldquo;United States of America&rdquo; down the spine. There are two of them &mdash; 82-8000 and 92-9000 &mdash; both heavily modified 747-200Bs, and both delivered in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>That means 92-9000 has carried every president from George H. W. Bush to Donald Trump: six men, three decades, and more state visits, summits and midnight dashes than anyone bothered to count. It is, by any measure, the most storied jumbo jet ever built.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1934662028  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/george-hw-bush-air-force-one-stairs-1990s.jpg\" alt=\"President George H. W. Bush on the Air Force One stairs\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">President George H. W. Bush waves from the air-stairs of a VC-25A. The two jets entered presidential service in 1990, during his term. (Photo: U.S. National Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So when 92-9000 rolled to a stop on Thursday night, the tributes came fast. Cheung&rsquo;s post was the first, and it spread instantly.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2067514778684162330&#038;theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Not So Fast, Says the Air Force<\/h2>\n<p>White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino went further, posting a video of the jet and a personal note: &ldquo;I have been fortunate to fly around the world on this iconic plane for 5&frac12; years &mdash; of the 35 years it has been serving U.S. Presidents&hellip; THANK YOU&hellip; AIR FORCE ONE 2900.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Touching &mdash; but the Air Force quickly poured cold water on the idea of a funeral. Asked whether 92-9000 had flown its last flight, a service spokesperson said both VC-25As would remain part of the executive airlift fleet. In plain English: the old 747 is being benched as the <em>primary<\/em> Air Force One, not scrapped. It could still fly under the call sign if needed.<\/p>\n\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\"><div><em>&ldquo;The VC-25B Bridge aircraft will soon join the active executive airlift fleet alongside the VC-25A and C-32.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>U.S. Air Force spokesperson<\/strong> &mdash; Statement to The War Zone, June 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There is a practical reason the fleet is in flux. The older jet, 82-8000, is just wrapping up a marathon depot overhaul &mdash; a maintenance cycle that ran well over 500 days &mdash; and is expected to slot back in as the workhorse while 92-9000 steps back.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2067523503817977868&#038;theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Enter the Qatari Jet<\/h2>\n<p>Waiting in the wings is the most controversial Air Force One in history: a Boeing 747-8i donated by the state of Qatar, hastily reworked into a presidential transport and repainted in a red-white-and-blue scheme. This &ldquo;bridge&rdquo; jet is meant to fill the gap until the bespoke, endlessly delayed VC-25B aircraft are ready &mdash; a program that has slipped years to the right.<\/p>\n<p>Because the conversion was so rushed, the bridge jet is widely expected to lack the full suite of self-protection and secure communications gear that defines a real Air Force One. Reporting suggests it may be limited to travel inside the United States, with international trips still flown by the VC-25A or the smaller C-32. Its first presidential hop could come as early as July 3, tied to a Mount Rushmore event for America&rsquo;s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1453631139  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/donald-trump-boards-air-force-one-2025.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">President Donald Trump waves from the top of the VC-25A stairs at Joint Base Andrews, October 2025 &mdash; the final chapter of the 747-200 era. (Photo: The White House)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The End of the 747-200 Era<\/h2>\n<p>The timing is almost poetic. In its final months, 92-9000 had started showing its age: in January an electrical fault forced Air Force One to turn back to Andrews, and the president flew on to Davos aboard a C-32 instead. Even the last European trip reportedly ended with a technical gremlin that sent the jet home early.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-five years is a long time for any airframe, let alone one that has to be flawless every single time the most protected person on Earth steps aboard. If Thursday really was the last ride, 92-9000 earned the salute. The 747 that defined Air Force One for a generation is finally being told to stand down &mdash; even if, officially, nobody will quite say the word &ldquo;retired.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_3JC-cjn0bE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic\">Sources: The Aviationist; The War Zone; AVweb; FLYING; France 24.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/vc-25b-bridge-air-force-one-qatar-747-livery-july-2026\/\">Stars and Stripes: Qatar&rsquo;s Donated 747 Emerges as the New Air Force One<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It touched down in the dark at Joint Base Andrews, taxied to a stop, and spooled down its four engines &mdash; possibly for the last time as the most recognizable airplane on Earth. 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