This Qatari 747-8i Jumbo Jet For Sale May Be The Worlds Most Lavish Flying Palace (Updated)
The massive private jet has just over a thousand hours, is outfitted with an art deco interior fit for a king, and it could be yours!
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Boeing To End 747 Jumbo Jet Production After More Than 50 Years: Report
Demand for the iconic four-engine jet has dwindled in recent years and other factors have further pushed Boeing to stop making them entirely.
Boeing Is Being Paid $84 Million Just For Manuals For New Air Force One Jet
Nothing is cheap in aviation and especially when it comes to flying the President, but an F-35’s worth of manuals is amazing to comprehend.
Turkish President Erdogan Poaches Training Yacht From The Country’s Navy
It has emerged that the Turkish Navy turned over the yacht Yakamoz, which it had been using as a training and auxiliary staff transport ship, to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office more than a year ago. How Erdogan or his staff has been making use of the vessel since then is unclear, but the transfer fits with other efforts the Turkish government has pursued to expand the often lavish executive transport options, including a VVIP-configured Boeing 747-8i jet acquired from Qatar last year, as well as other amenities, available to the country’s head of state.
New Air Force One Jets To Have 1,200 Nautical Miles Less Range Than Originally Required
Details about this reduced requirement, among others, have emerged along with news that the White House wants the planes delivered sooner.
Check Out The Future Air Force One 747 As It Leaves California To Begin Modification In Texas
The first of two 747-8is marked to become the next Air Force One aircraft has been flown to Lackland AFB in San Antonio to begin conversion.
The Two Sort Of New Air Force One Jets Now To Cost Nearly The Price Of A Nimitz Class Carrier
The total price tag for the program, which includes just two aircraft, has leaped by nearly a third to $5.3B.
USAF Wants More Airlift Capacity But With C-17 Out Of Production What Could Provide It?
Not all airlift sorties involve landing on short fields or hauling tanks. Commercial types offer better reliability and efficiency for many missions.
That VVIP 747-8i Jumbo Jet Qatar ‘Gifted’ To Erdogan Has Reemerged Wearing Turkish Colors
The jet is now adorned in a bold red and white paint scheme with ‘Republic Of Turkey’ painted on its side and a big crescent and star on its belly.
That Qatari Royal Flight 747-8i That’s Up For Sale Just Made A Very Strange Flight To Istanbul
Regardless of the very strange route it just flew, it seems as if the super luxury jumbo jet has sold. Could its new owner be Turkey?