Cost to ready Qatar's gifted jet for Air Force One duty may be much lower than expected, Air Force secretary says

The Trump administration received the aircraft after his Middle East tour last month.

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• Readying the Qatari plane set to serve as Air Force One will likely cost less than expected, the Air Force secretary said.
• Qatar gifted the plane to the Trump administration last month, but it needs to be overhauled.
• Democratic lawmakers and others have said retrofitting the plane could cost upwards of $1 billion.

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