President Donald Trump is making his first official trip aboard a Boeing 747-8 donated by the government of Qatar and commissioned as an interim Air Force One after expedited upgrades and Federal Aviation Administration certification.The jet, valued at $400M and called VC-25B Bridge, sports a red, white and blue livery and a navy belly and carries luxury fittings by Cabinet Alberto Pinto, while the Air Force says it spent under $400M on security modifications.The airplane will remain in service until two new Boeing presidential 747s arrive in about two years, and White House officials say the plane will join the Presidential Airlift Group and could later be displayed in a presidential library.The donation prompts bipartisan ethics and security scrutiny, with former Air Force secretary
Frank Kendall and Democrats warning that accepting a foreign-government gift without congressional approval risks foreign influence, while
Donald Trump defends the gift as cost-saving.