The plane turns into a white elephant.

[Crepitus]

Turns out the Qatari royal family has been trying to unload the jet for 4 years an had no nibbles, much less bites.

They are dumping an expensive albatross under cover of giving a bribe, I mean gift.

The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived listing. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs, aviation experts told Forbes. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.


Qatar, which has given away another blinged-out 747 and may have mothballed two more, epitomizes the fading demand for these huge, fuel-guzzling, highly personalized airplanes. There aren’t many who want to buy them, and many of the governments and royal families who own them have been trying to ditch them over the past decade.

Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump

The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.

www.forbes.com

 

[1srelluc]

LOL.....I'm glad "De Plane" is all you foolish people have to harp on.

 

[rightwinger]

LOL.....I'm glad "De Plane" is all you foolish people have to harp on.

One of many unexplainable Trump blunders that make you go….WTF?

 

[deannalw]

LOL!

Pretty pitiful- but how is the gift of a plane a blunder by Trump?

 

[Lesh]

The ******* plane needs to be outfitted in order to qualify as AF 1 to the tune of 2 billion and three-four years

What a **** up

 

[jknowgood]

Turns out the Qatari royal family has been trying to unload the jet for 4 years an had no nibbles, much less bites.

They are dumping an expensive albatross under cover of giving a bribe, I mean gift.

The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived listing. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs, aviation experts told Forbes. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.


Qatar, which has given away another blinged-out 747 and may have mothballed two more, epitomizes the fading demand for these huge, fuel-guzzling, highly personalized airplanes. There aren’t many who want to buy them, and many of the governments and royal families who own them have been trying to ditch them over the past decade.

Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump

The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.

www.forbes.com

Proves Biden was too demented to understand the deal. Too all the liberals on here, did I spell everything okay?

 

[Lesh]

Proves Biden was too demented to understand the deal. Too all the liberals on here, did I spell everything okay?

Bwahahaha

Biden has zero to do with this

 

[Eman623]

The ******* plane needs to be outfitted in order to qualify as AF 1 to the tune of 2 billion and three-four years

What a **** up

So the plane stays in Qatar.

Move on dot org.

 

[WorldWatcher]

The ******* plane needs to be outfitted in order to qualify as AF 1 to the tune of 2 billion and three-four years

What a **** up

I m know…

A 13 year old 747-8 series with low flight time and landings?

Take the gift. Reconfigure it for troop transport and it could be very useful to DoD for their deployment if war fighters.

WW

 

[longly]

Turns out the Qatari royal family has been trying to unload the jet for 4 years an had no nibbles, much less bites.

They are dumping an expensive albatross under cover of giving a bribe, I mean gift.

The royals have failed to sell the plane, which was put on the market in 2020, according to an archived listing. Giving it away could save Qatar’s rulers a big chunk of change on maintenance and storage costs, aviation experts told Forbes. Making Trump happy would be an added bonus.


Qatar, which has given away another blinged-out 747 and may have mothballed two more, epitomizes the fading demand for these huge, fuel-guzzling, highly personalized airplanes. There aren’t many who want to buy them, and many of the governments and royal families who own them have been trying to ditch them over the past decade.

Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump

The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.

www.forbes.com

What do you mean, bribe? Any gifts of any value that are given to the President of the United States are not the president's personal property; they are gifts to the presidency, therefore government property. If he wishes to maintain any of these gifts after leaving office, he has to purchase them at fair market value.

 

[longly]

I don’t see accepting the plane as some kind of screw-up. It can carry 500 troops and their gear. It would make a good troop transport in case of war somewhere.

You guys are just too eager to criticize. Surely, you can do better than this.

 

[Crepitus]

Proves Biden was too demented to understand the deal. Too all the liberals on here, did I spell everything okay?

WTF do you imagine Joe Biden has to do with this?

 

[Crepitus]

What do you mean, bribe? Any gifts of any value that are given to the President of the United States are not the president's personal property; they are gifts to the presidency, therefore government property. If he wishes to maintain any of these gifts after leaving office, he has to purchase them at fair market value.

Izzat supposed to be ironic?

 

[fncceo]

Turns out the Qatari royal family has been trying to unload the jet for 4 years an had no nibbles

That’s strange. I listed two 747s on Craigslist and they sold like hotcakes.

 

[Crepitus]

LOL!

Pretty pitiful- but how is the gift of a plane a blunder by Trump?

Just go back under your rock man. Don't worry about it.

 

[Crepitus]

I m know…

A 13 year old 747-8 series with low flight time and landings?

Take the gift. Reconfigure it for troop transport and it could be very useful to DoD for their deployment if war fighters.

WW

How far behind on maintenance is it?

 

[Crepitus]

That’s strange. I listed two 747s on Craigslist and they sold like hotcakes.

Blueberry, buckwheat, or buttermilk?

 

[fncceo]

Blueberry, buckwheat, or buttermilk?

I’ll ask IHOP.

 

[Crepitus]

I’ll ask IHOP.

International House Of Planes?

 

[airplanemechanic]

How far behind on maintenance is it?

It can't be "behind on maintenance" or it wouldn't be legal to fly, dumbass.