Air Force One, New York Times
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President Donald Trump is flying home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in.
More than 100 Air Force airmen had their promotions revoked after a scoring blunder on a required exam upended this year’s process — as officials warned the mistake will be “hard for everyone impacted.
The Secret Service is said to have asked that the president not use the Qatari-donated jet when he left Ankara. The swap deepens questions about the retrofitting of the new plane.
A United States Air Force plane has landed at Louisville Muhammad Ali Airport.
President Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to abandon the new Air Force One on his return from Turkey was for a reason. The switch back to the older presidential aircraft during the NATO summit
Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.
