Overview

• Legal teams for the United States and Qatar have yet to finalize transfer documents even though the Pentagon physically accepted the Boeing 747-8 on May 21.
• Qatar insists on a written memorandum clarifying that the United States initiated the jet request and that Doha will not be liable for any subsequent ownership changes.
• Air Force officials reported the donated jet is very poorly maintained and will require millions in repairs before undergoing over $1 billion in security and defense modifications.
• Bipartisan criticism has led House Democrats to introduce legislation blocking federal funds for the jet’s transfer to either the U.S. government or the Trump presidential library.
• The administration plans to use the jet as a temporary Air Force One replacement and transfer it to Trump’s presidential library upon his departure from office.