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Air Force One to Be Grounded for a Month for Security Upgrades

From Le Figaro · () French

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  • Donald Trump said security upgrades on the Air Force One aircraft gifted to the United States by Qatar would begin in October.
  • Trump said the work would take about 60 days, longer than the nearly one month he had previously suggested.
  • The announcement followed a security threat in Turkey in July that forced him to use another aircraft.

The new Air Force One gifted to the United States by Qatar will undergo security upgrades beginning in October, Donald Trump said Friday.

Trump told reporters that the work would take about 60 days and that the aircraft would be sent for upgrades in October. He had said in July that the operation would last nearly a month.

The longer schedule follows a security threat in Turkey in July that forced the U.S. president to use another aircraft. Trump is due to travel to Ireland the following week.

It will take about 60 days and it will be sent in October to be upgraded.

· Donald TrumpTrump described the timetable for security work on the aircraft gifted by Qatar.
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