19 jun 2026
New Air Force VC-25B “Bridge” Jet Has Joined The Presidential Airlift Group
The new Air Force VC-25B Bridge jet “has officially arrived at the Presidential Airlift Group and will commence its initial commissioning flights, marking the successful delivery of a secure, modified executive platform,” the Air Force announced Friday afternoon. As we have reported in the past , this modified, Qatari-gifted 747-8i, is set to serve as an interim Air Force One aircraft ahead of the much-delayed arrival of two fully outfitted VC-25Bs from Boeing.
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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 of certification flights ahead of its official entry into service with the 89th Airlift Wing’s Presidential Airlift Group. In their official press release, the U.S.
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U.S. Air Force Officially Unveils VC-25B Bridge Aircraft
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