{
  "id": 9790657,
  "title": "See the luxurious, heavily fortified presidential jets that world leaders use for official travel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/see-the-luxurious-heavily-fortified-presidential-jets-that-world",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T16:10:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-one-presidential-planes-around-the-world"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "World leaders employ various forms of executive transport for their official duties, with presidential aircraft being the most prominent. The United States utilizes the Boeing VC-25, dubbed Air Force One when the president is aboard, while China's Xi Jinping travels on a Boeing 747-8i. Other nations prefer Boeing 747 jumbo jets and Airbus A330 and A340 planes. A heavily modified Boeing 747-8i, known as the VC-25B Bridge, serves as the interim presidential aircraft for Donald Trump following a gift from Qatar. The Boeing VC-25A, a modified Boeing 747-200, has been in service since 1990 and can accommodate 30 crew members and 71 passengers. The UK's prime minister rides in a Royal Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT, while Russia boasts a fleet of five heavily modified Ilyushin IL-96-300PU airliners. German Chancellor Angela Merkel flies on an Airbus A350-900 XWB.",
  "summary": "The US president flies on Air Force One. Other world leaders in other countries also have their own official aircraft.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}