US President Donald Trump will depart Turkey on Wednesday after a North Atlantic Treaty Group (NATO) summit on an outdated Air Power One aircraft, saying he would take a brand new jet gifted by Qatar to Britain first.
President Trump stated on his Fact social community that he would ship a brand new jet to RAF Mildenhall to present army personnel an “alternative to tour the plane”.
Trump added: “Everyone seems to be so excited that we thought they need to be the primary. As we bear in mind the outdated days, we’ll obtain the outdated Air Power One from Turkey.”
Nevertheless, there was widespread hypothesis that switching from a more moderen jet for his first abroad journey was as a consequence of an absence of safety features, particularly after President Trump threatened a brand new assault on Iran, which borders Turkey.
When requested at a press convention whether or not the change was as a consequence of safety causes associated to Iran, President Trump sidestepped the query by referring to previous allegations of Iranian assassination makes an attempt.
“I speak about this rather a lot as a result of the president’s life is in nice hazard,” he stated.
Requested why he wouldn’t be flying on the brand new aircraft, Trump stated: “We will fly to at least one or two or three massive bases in Europe, the place we’ll present it to the individuals, after which we’ll go house within the regular manner.”
The Qatari royal household donated the 747-8 final yr after President Donald Trump complained concerning the situation of the 2 getting older jets which have served the US president since 1990.
The brand new aircraft was shortly refurbished and outfitted with security options earlier than making its maiden flight with President Trump on July 1.
We’ve got adopted a brand new colour scheme of pink, white, and navy blue as a substitute of the earlier white and lightweight blue.
The 2 Boeing Air Power One planes are scheduled to be delivered later this yr after repeated delays.
Critics have raised a lot of moral, constitutional and safety considerations concerning the present of lots of of thousands and thousands of {dollars} price of plane by a overseas energy like Qatar.
