General Discussion

No there isn't.

Boeing has shuttered the 747 production. The last airframe was delivered in January of 2023 to Atlas Air, a cargo airline. No further 747's will be built.

There is a lot of misinformation on DU about the "new" Air Force 1 aircraft that will replace the current 747 - 200's

Boeing did have a contract to construct two new air frames specifically for the Air Force and the role as presidential transport, but Trumpy famously scrapped that order in his first term and forced the Air Force to purchase two existing aircraft that were originally destined for a Russian airline. Those were never delivered because the airline when belly up, and those two planes were ferried to the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, CA. for high desert storage.

Trumpy, in all his infinite wisdom, thought he would save the taxpayers money by purchasing two existing planes instead of having Boeing build two new ones, but these two were constructed as passenger airplanes, not built with the AF1 mission in mind.

As a result, they had to be stripped to their frame rails, if you'll excuse the auto reference, and completely rewired with shielded components and wiring and other modifications to comply with, among other things, the anti electromagnetic pulse capabilities the Air Force requires for the flying White House. This has resulted in massive cost overruns for Boeing because their original contract would have allowed them to build the planes with the right equipment to begin with. Not to mention the original contractor engaged to do the work went belly up if I remember correctly and they have had a hard time finding enough workers that can pass security clearances to retrofit these two planes.

So like everything Trumpy touches, the whole program has turned to a steaming pile of shit, and because he is a fucking toddler, he wants his shiny new planes NOW! So the Qatari plane entered the picture.

But I doubt seriously the Air Force or the Secret Service will ever let him fly on it while president. Not unless it underwent a similar massive refit.