White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years.The goodbye messages fuelled speculation that a Boeing 747 controversially gifted to US President Donald Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar is now set to enter service.“‘Well done, good and faithful servant. ‘The Last Ride’,” Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung said in a post on social media with a picture of the iconic white and blue jet after returning from the G7 summit in France.
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US says goodbye to Air Force One as Qatari jet awaits
White House officials bid farewell to one of the two jets that have transported U.S. presidents for over 30 years.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-18 · 21:02 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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White House officials bid farewell to one of the two jets that have transported U.S. presidents for over 30 years. This departure has fueled speculation that a Boeing 747, gifted to President Donald Trump by Qatar, is now slated for service. Trump's communications director, Steven Cheung, posted a farewell message on social media accompanied by an image of the jet. The farewell occurred after the jet returned from the G7 summit in France. The article does not specify the exact date of the farewell, only that it was on Thursday.
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Steven Cheung is Trump's communications director.
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'Well done, good and faithful servant. The Last Ride.'
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White House officials bid farewell to one of the two jets used to transport US presidents for over 30 years.
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A Boeing 747 controversially gifted to US President Donald Trump by Qatar is set to enter service.
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