Donald Trump’s government is about to accept a luxury plane offered by Qatar and could replace the current presidential apparatus, this Sunday, May 11 in the reports of the US media.
The value of this Boeing 747-800, which ABC News describes as “Palace in the sky”, is estimated at $ 400 million, which could make it the most expensive good offered by a foreign government in the United States. According to the American Canal, which quotes sources close to the file, the announcement of this XXL gift will be made during Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar this week.
The Republican president intends to use this luxury device as his new Air Force One, the usual name of the US presidential plane and, therefore, replace the two current Boeing 747-200b.
Upon entering the service in 1990 during President George Hw Bush, they are obsolete and generate significant maintenance costs. From his return to power, Donald Trump has rags several times against these two aged devices.
A legal operation according to the Trump administration
According to US media, Donald Trump can continue using the plane after leaving his duties because his property would be transferred from the American Air Force to 45 and 47 US head of state.
According to ABC, the Trump administration considers that the operation is legal and does not provide laws against corruption or the provisions of the Constitution that prevent an official of the US government from accepting “a king, a prince or a foreign state.”
According to the American Canal, the Ministry of Justice considers in particular that this last provision would be respected because the gift will be offered to the American Air Force and not an individual in particular.
However, a spokesman for the Qatar Embassy in the United States called information from the “inaccurate” American media on this issue.
“The possible transfer of an aircraft for temporary use such as Force One is currently under discussion between the Qatar and American Defense Ministries,” said this spokesman Ali Al-Ansari. “But a decision has not been made,” he added. Contacted by AFP, the White House did not respond immediately.
Boeing has promised to deliver two new devices to the administration, but the American aeronautical company, entangled in economic problems and production quality, accumulates delays. Unhappy, Donald Trump suggested in February that the new presidential plane could come from “another country.”
Such device must be equipped with high -tech communication instruments, medical facilities and a very efficient defense system. According to the Wall Street Journal, the American company L3Harris has already been responsible for adapting Qatar’s luxury plane to these needs.
Source: BFM TV
