The two planes currently used as Air Force One have been flying for nearly four decades, and Trump is eager to replace them. During his first term, he displayed a model of a new jumbo jet in the Oval Office, complete with a revised paint scheme that echoed the red, white and dark blue design of his personal plane.

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Trump is ready to ditch the old 747 known as Air Force One in favor of a luxe jet that the royal family of Qatar wants to gift to the U.S.