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36. Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump
Thu May 15, 2025, 03:02 PM
May 15

This plane has been on the market for five years and there are no buyers. This plane uses a ton of fuel and can only land on special runways. trump is bailing out a member of the royal family by taking a plane that is not marketable.

"Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump"

"There may be a simpler rationale: they just don’t want it anymore."

@jeremybogaisky.bsky.social for @forbes.com

Zach Everson (@zacheverson.com) 2025-05-15T17:36:13.733Z

Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump"

"There may be a simpler rationale: they just don’t want it anymore."



https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2025/05/14/qatar-747-trump

The royal family of Qatar, owner of one of the largest private jet fleets in the world, has been quietly getting rid of some of its biggest planes. It may have found the perfect taker for one of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets in President Donald Trump, who has been frustrated with the multi-year delays in replacing Air Force One.,....

The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived listing. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs, aviation experts told Forbes. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.

Qatar, which has given away another blinged-out 747 and may have mothballed two more, epitomizes the fading demand for these huge, fuel-guzzling, highly personalized airplanes. There aren’t many who want to buy them, and many of the governments and royal families who own them have been trying to ditch them over the past decade.

Qatar, like many modern states, is shifting toward leaner, more versatile aircraft, which offer better economics and more discreet presence for official travel,” Linus Bauer, managing director of the Dubai-based aviation consulting firm BAA & Partners, told Forbes. Giving the plane to Trump would be “a creative disposal strategy” that marks “a farewell to a bygone model of geopolitical theater in the skies.”.....

Beyond poor fuel efficiency, large ostentatious planes are a security risk, notes Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace consultant with Aerodynamic Advisory. “These things are big targets.” And bigger planes can only land on longer runways, limiting their usage. “There are a lot more airports you can get into if you have a narrowbody, and many more still if you have a traditional business jet,” he said......

Giving the 747-8 to the U.S. would also allow the Qataris to avoid maintenance costs that are only getting higher with the 747 fleet shrinking worldwide and fewer mechanics available who know how to work on them, said John Goglia, a former airline mechanic and member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The 2020 sales brochure noted that the plane was due for a landing gear overhaul in 2024 and a 12-year check in 2027. A check in which the airplane and engines are taken apart, typically carried out every six to 12 years, can take months to complete and cost millions of dollars. “The numbers are staggering,” said Goglia.

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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution IronLionZion May 12 #1
We need to amend a lot of stuff in the Constitution to "OR ELSE". Bengus81 May 12 #16
Or else what? IronLionZion May 12 #18
For 77 more weeks they do............. Bengus81 May 12 #20
i think the word is ethical samsingh May 12 #2
Modern conservatives would MUCH rather look unethical than stupid. Which--ironically enough--makes them both. Karasu May 12 #21
Of course he would be stupid gab13by13 May 12 #3
He's desperate for that plane. greatauntoftriplets May 12 #4
The US isn't getting squat. Balatro May 12 #5
That aircraft will NEVER set beside some Library baking in the Florida sun. Bengus81 May 12 #19
Most criminals are STUPID IA8IT May 12 #6
Trump thinks people who don't take bribes are stupid. Irish_Dem May 12 #7
Got news for you Fat Boy liberalgunwilltravel May 12 #8
That's Trump in a nutshell. He thinks anyone who doesn't accept a bribe is stupid. Martin68 May 12 #9
A $400 million shiny object takes media attention away from Lump's meme coin grift Ponietz May 12 #10
Little trump dude, you are stupid. republianmushroom May 12 #11
Stupid has already been broke. BurnDoubt May 12 #12
I bet that's what Adam said about the apple. BurnDoubt May 12 #13
I could just imagine the outrage and indignation if President's Clinton, Obama and Biden took the same deal kimbutgar May 12 #14
Instead, he's stupid for accepting it. OAITW r.2.0 May 12 #15
No it really doesn't make any difference whether *rump accepts it or not, he's still stupid, and Uncle Joe May 12 #17
This is fall of the Roman Empire shit. Besides, he doesn't need to DO anything to be fucking stupid. He does that Karasu May 12 #22
how can we tell if it has a hidden kill switch? would be bad for the crew nt msongs May 12 #23
He can still be stupid and not take the plane. Turbineguy May 12 #24
He was hit with the permanant stupid stick long ago. twodogsbarking May 12 #25
Not stupid. Just the possessor of a newly minted conscience. marble falls May 12 #26
Trump is already stupid ...nt Jarqui May 12 #27
Maddow Blog-Trump scrambles to defend luxury jet from Qatar he'll use as Air Force One LetMyPeopleVote May 12 #28
In upside down world .. Xoan May 12 #29
I wonder if he even has the slightest idea DENVERPOPS May 12 #30
Make America Gilded Again Marcuse May 12 #31
Who will put the handcuffs on this crook? travelingthrulife May 13 #32
Well he Rebl2 May 13 #33
Turning Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1 billion and take years, experts say LetMyPeopleVote May 13 #34
Of course he'd be stupid. Grim Chieftain May 13 #35
Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump LetMyPeopleVote May 15 #36
LOL trump may be figuring things out LetMyPeopleVote May 18 #37
Total cost of ownership Retrograde May 18 #38
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