01 jul 2026
VC-25B Bridge Aircraft Makes First Flight As Air Force One With Trump Aboard
President Donald Trump is flying on the U.S. Air Force’s new VC-25B Bridge aircraft for the first time. The modified, Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8i is taking Trump and others to North Dakota for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and for other celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Air Force formally accepted delivery of the plane less than two weeks ago . The White House has confirmed to TWZ that this is Trump’s first flight aboard the Bridge aircraft.
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On its maiden flight as Air Force One, the new VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft brought President Donald Trump to North Dakota. On Jul. 1, the U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft, a rapidly converted 747-8 gifted by Qatar, made its first flight as “Air Force One,” to take Trump and his staff to Bismarck Municipal airport in North Dakota, for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and other 250th anniversary of the United States celebrations.
the aviationistThe new Air Force One ferried the president from Washington, DC to North Dakota. US President Donald Trump has logged the first executive flight aboard the US Air Force’s newest Air Force One presidential jet. Trump boarded the aircraft at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington, DC on 1 July and flew to Bismarck Municipal airport in North Dakota for a public appearance. Andrews is home to USAF’s 89th Airlift Wing, which operates the service’s fleet of executive transports, including two Boeing VC-25As, four Boeing C-32s, four Boeing C-40s, 11 Gulfstream C-37s and now one L3Harris VC-25B.
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Trump Flies Aboard The New Air Force One For The First Time
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