Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747
The president's international travel plans come amid ongoing security questions about the aircraft.
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Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747
Photograph: CBS News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- President Trump plans to travel to Ireland next week aboard a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar.
- This will be Trump's first international flight on the Qatari jet since a security threat in July led him to secretly leave Turkey on another plane.
- Upgrades to the Qatari jet, intended to enhance its security, have been delayed and are now expected later this autumn.
- Security experts have raised questions about whether the Qatari jet possesses the same advanced defensive capabilities as older presidential aircraft.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
60/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
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President Trump intends to fly to Ireland next week on a Boeing 747 aircraft that was a gift from Qatar. This journey will be his first international trip on this specific jet since a security incident in July prompted him to depart Turkey on an alternative aircraft. Plans to take the Qatari plane out of service for security upgrades have been postponed until later in the autumn.
The Qatari Boeing 747 was donated to the Defense Department while Boeing is in the process of building two new Air Force One jets. Security experts have expressed concerns regarding the jet's defensive capabilities, questioning if it includes all the advanced features found on older presidential aircraft.
Disagreement on upgrade timeline
Reports differ on when the security upgrades to the Qatari jet will be completed. CBS News states that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed enhancements would take about a month and take place in the autumn. The Independent reports that while the White House said work would begin this fall and take about a month, officials have not specified a start date, and the work could be delayed until after the November midterm elections, according to The Washington Post.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated digests mention the specific cost estimate for the Qatari jet's upgrades that was reported by The Independent US. The right-rated digest does not specify the date of the planned trip to Ireland.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 4 Sept 2026, 18:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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The trip will mark Trump’s first international journey on the Qatari jet since U.S. officials secretly moved him to another plane while departing July’s NATO summit in Turkey after intelligence indicated a potential Iranian threat (AFP/Getty)
The Independent (US) — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
6 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports focused on the security concerns surrounding the Qatari jet. The Independent US highlighted that Trump would use the '$400M Qatari jet despite security concerns' and noted that security experts were 'skeptical' about its use, as reported by Alternet. Raw Story described the trip as a 'sketchy Qatari jet on international golf jaunt despite security concerns'. Multiple left-rated outlets, including Joe.My.God. and The Washington Post, mentioned that the trip would be Trump's first international flight on the jet since a security threat in July prompted him to leave Turkey secretly aboard an alternate aircraft.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Centre-rated outlets CBS News and Political Wire reported that President Trump plans to fly to Ireland next week on the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar. Both sources noted this would be his first international trip on the jet since a security threat in July led him to depart Turkey on a different plane. CBS News also mentioned that plans to upgrade the plane's security have slipped to later this fall.
Right
1 rated outlet
- The right-rated report from n-tv stated that Trump would embark on a trip to Ireland in a gifted Boeing 747, but highlighted 'Without Necessary Safety Standards' and noted security concerns despite conversion costs in the hundreds of millions.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 22% are rated centre, 11% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 biased?
- Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump to fly to Ireland on Qatari-gifted Boeing 747?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When is President Trump planning to travel to Ireland?
- President Trump plans to travel to Ireland next week. The Independent US specified the trip would be for September 12 and 13.
- Why are there security concerns about the Qatari jet?
- Security experts have raised questions about whether the Qatari jet has all the advanced defensive capabilities of older presidential aircraft. The jet was reportedly missing some countermeasures when Trump began using it.
- What is the status of security upgrades on the Qatari jet?
- Plans to take the plane out of service to upgrade its security have slipped to later this fall. The White House stated work would take about a month, but the start date remains unspecified.
Read it at the source
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Left
6- Trump To Fly Qatari AF1 Overseas Despite Security Risk (opens Joe.My.God. in a new tab)
Joe.My.God. — is Joe.My.God. biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Security experts 'skeptical' as Trump plans to ramp up use of Qatari plane (opens Alternet in a new tab)
- Trump to use $400M Qatari jet despite security concerns (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
The Independent (US) — is The Independent (US) biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump to use $400M Qatari jet despite security concerns (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Independent — is The Independent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump takes sketchy Qatari jet on international golf jaunt despite security concerns (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
- Trump to use Qatari plane for international trip despite security worries (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
The Washington Post — is The Washington Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
2Right
1Not rated
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