President Donald Trump completed his maiden voyage on the interim Boeing VC-25B Bridge, a retrofitted 747-8 gifted by Qatar, marking the aircraft’s first official flight as Air Force One on 1 July 2026. The $400 million luxury jet, featuring reclining leather seating and new red-white-blue livery, replaces the aging 35-year-old VC-25A fleet while serving as a bridge until Boeing delivers two purpose-built VC-25Bs in 2028. Modifications by L3Harris included enhanced security, mission communications, and logistical systems, with the aircraft now assigned to the Presidential Airlift Group. The flight departed Joint Base Andrews for North Dakota to attend the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening, resolving immediate AOG constraints amid persistent program delays in the permanent Air Force One replacement.