Air Force One is the official air traffic control -designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.

4 days ago · Air Force One, any aircraft of the U.S. Air Force that is carrying the president of the United States. Strictly speaking, Air Force One is the radio call sign adopted by any Air Force plane while the president is aboard.

Air Force One includes a medical suite that can function as an operating room, and a doctor is permanently on board. The plane’s two food preparation galleys can feed 100 people at a time. Air Force One also has quarters for those who accompany the President, including senior advisors, Secret Service officers, traveling press, and other guests.

1 day ago · Although the two Air Force One jets are more than $1 billion over budget each, those cost will fall on Boeing, not taxpayers, as part of fixed price contracts under which the Air Force will pay $3 ...

In 1959, Eisenhower commissioned three Boeing 707s to become the first jet aircraft designed for the president. Air Force One, as we know it today, began to take shape.

5 days ago · ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office, and he added a 20-minute Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix. He held forth on everything from the color of the presidential plane to the fate of TikTok, Greenland and Canada.. Trump popped in to the plane’s press cabin Saturday night while flying from Las ...

Air Force One is one of the most recognizable symbols of the presidency, spawning countless references not just in American culture but across the world. Emblazoned with the words …

Jan 23, 2025 · Air Force One following US President Donald Trump’s arrival at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, in January 2021. Photographer: Matthew Busch/Bloomberg Industries

From Presidents Roosevelt to Biden, Boeing airplanes have transported U.S. presidents around the world. The U.S. Air Force announced that it will continue the Boeing tradition with the 747-8, which will replace the two 747-200s that serve as the presidential Air Force One fleet.

Air Force One is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Paul Guilfoyle and Jürgen Prochnow. The film was written by Andrew W. Marlowe.