Photos show the luxurious, heavily fortified presidential jets world leaders use for official travel

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Boeing VC25 Air Force One
President Donald Trump posing for photo with law enforcement in front of a Boeing VC25 operating as Air Force One.

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See inside the E-4B 'Nightwatch,' the president's 'doomsday plane' that can survive nuclear war

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An E-4B plane.
Maintainers from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare the E-4B for flight as a visiting documentary production team loads onto the Nightwatch to film a local training sortie and air refueling mission from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., May 15, 2024.

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I toured the Air Force One plane that carried 8 presidents and brought home JFK's body from Dallas. See inside.

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A blue and white plane on display in a museum, with
Eight US presidents flew on this Air Force One plane known as SAM 26000.

US Air Force photo by Jim Copes

Don’t Listen to Tesla Fans on Social Media. FSD Did Not Just Prevent a Plane Crash

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My daughter got sick on a flight, and I didn't know what to do. Thankfully, a flight attendant saved us.

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The author's daughter got sick on a plane.

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All the president's rides: Photos show every mode of official transportation used by US presidents

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Trump disembarks Air Force One with The Beast visible in the foreground.
President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona, en route to the Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, Sunday, September 21, 2025.

Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

I toured a Concorde. Take a look inside the discontinued supersonic commercial jet flown by celebrities and royals.

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A Concorde jet with the British Airways logo on it, displayed outside.
The Concorde at the Intrepid Museum.

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Plane tickets, Airbnbs, rental cars: AI has taken over the travel industry

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When I booked my vacation this year, I spent about a month tracking flights and weighing various layover scenarios, and eventually used a year's worth of hoarded credit card points plus about $280 out of pocket to get a flight in an economy seat to Croatia.

Take a look inside Air Force Two, the 155-foot custom jet plane that vice presidents use to travel the world

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Air Force Two flies through the sky.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - SEPTEMBER 11: Air Force Two, carrying Vice President JD Vance, and the casket of Charlie Kirk on board, takes off at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Passenger Assaulted in Viral TikTok Video Sues Southwest Airlines, Blames Seating Plan

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