2026-06-18T17:02:01.797Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
- 两名白宫官员发帖告别这架自1990年起以“空军一号”身份执飞的波音747-200型专机。
- 此次送别恰逢三架改装为“空军一号”的新机中的首架即将交付之际。
- 三架波音747-800型飞机正在进行改装，其中包括卡塔尔政府捐赠的一架豪华专机，用于填补旧专机与波音公司正在改装的另外两架专机之间的空窗期。
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周四清晨在华盛顿附近降落之后，两名白宫官员在社交媒体上发帖，告别这架自1990年起以“空军一号”身份执飞的经过深度改装的波音747-200型专机。三架改装为“空军一号”的新机中的首架即将交付。
“最后一程，”白宫通讯主任张凯文（Steve Cheung）在X平台的帖子中分享了这架被美国空军称为VC-25A型专机的照片，并写道：“干得漂亮，忠实的好伙伴。”
白宫副幕僚长丹·斯卡维诺（Dan Scavino）发布了这架飞机的视频，链接为https://x.com/Scavino47/status/2067523503817977868?s=20，他写道，自己“有幸在这架标志性专机上环球飞行了5年半——在它为美国总统服役的35年岁月里……感谢你……”
三架波音747-800型飞机正在改装为VC-25B型，以接替“空军一号”的职责，其中包括卡塔尔政府捐赠的一架豪华专机，用于填补旧专机与波音公司正在改装的另外两架专机之间的空窗期，而那两架专机大约还需要两年才能完成改装。
目前尚不清楚旧的VC-25A型专机将作何处置，但美国空军在一份声明中表示，它们将继续留在机队中。
“VC-25B过渡专机将很快与VC-25A型专机和C-32型专机一同加入现役行政空运机队，”美国空军发言人告诉CNN。C-32型是改装后的波音757型专机，通常用于搭载副总统、第一夫人、内阁成员，偶尔也会客串“空军一号”。
CNN此前曾报道，卡塔尔捐赠的专机预计“不晚于2026年夏季”交付。此前一年多来，两党议员以及一些安全官员对特朗普政府接受这份昂贵礼物提出审查和质疑，担忧其存在安全漏洞。
CNN此前报道称，这架飞机需要进行重大改造，才能胜任“空军一号”的替代机型。美国间谍和安全机构预计将对这架飞机进行拆解重建，加装必要的安全和通讯设备。
现役VC-25A型专机机队已有三十多年机龄，长期以来遭到特朗普的嘲笑，他一直呼吁更换新专机。
尾号为29000的专机周四早晨在安德鲁斯联合基地降落，此前它搭载特朗普完成了欧洲之行。
根据开源航班追踪网站ADS-B Exchange的信息，另一架VC-25A型专机自6月2日降落在德克萨斯州格林维尔的梅杰斯机场后，就再也没有飞行记录。该机场正是捐赠的卡塔尔专机被改装为下一代“空军一号”的地点。
美国空军已于去年夏天开始对这架捐赠专机进行改装。
飞机爱好者本月早些时候拍到了这架飞机喷涂上新选涂装的画面，该涂装由总统选定。
新专机将采用红、白、金和深蓝色涂装，这一配色方案是在特朗普第一任期内提出的，但拜登政府时期改用了更传统的浅蓝与白色的“空军一号”涂装。特朗普连任后，他偏好的配色方案被重新用于新专机。
根据ADS-B Exchange的信息，改装后的卡塔尔专机最近一次飞行是在6月10日，进行了一次短途环形飞行后降落在梅杰斯机场，也就是它起飞的同一地点。
美国空军部长特洛伊·梅因克（Troy Meink）此前告诉议员，改装这架捐赠专机的费用“可能”不到4亿美元。
美国空军上个月发布的一份新闻稿称，这架专机已正式完成改装，“预计将于今年夏季推出全新的红白蓝涂装”。
“归根结底，这架过渡专机满足了一项关键的短期需求，确保空军能够继续完成保护总司令的不容有失的任务，同时为未来奠定坚实的基础，”新闻稿中写道。
目前尚不清楚这架过渡专机何时将被运往华盛顿，以及它投入使用后，两架旧专机将作何处置。
不过，这些老式专机有着传奇的服役历史，曾到访伊拉克、古巴、中国和澳大利亚等全球多个国家。
乔治·H·W·布什总统于1990年首次搭乘这架专机前往堪萨斯州。
2001年9月11日，在世贸中心南塔遇袭后，时任总统乔治·W·布什在佛罗里达州一所小学的活动中被紧急疏散，随后被送往其中一架VC-25A型专机。专机将总统送往路易斯安那州什里夫波特附近的一处空军基地，随后又前往内布拉斯加州一处空军基地的安全掩体。
之后专机将前总统送往华盛顿特区，数小时后他在此发表了全国讲话。
据美国空军介绍，这架专机还曾搭载比尔·克林顿总统、吉米·卡特总统和乔治·H·W·布什总统前往以色列，参加1995年以色列总理伊扎克·拉宾的葬礼。
CNN的亚伦·库珀（Aaron Cooper）对本文亦有贡献。
White House staff bids farewell to planes used as Air Force One for more than 35 years
2026-06-18T17:02:01.797Z / CNN
- Two White House officials posted farewells to the Boeing 747-200 that has flown as Air Force One since 1990.
- It comes as the first of three planes being modified for the role is set to be delivered soon.
- Three 747-800s are being modified, including a luxury jet donated by the government of Qatar to bridge the gap between the old planes and the two additional planes Boeing is modifying.
AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.
Washington, DC—
After an early Thursday morning landing near Washington, two White House officials posted social media farewells to the heavily modified Boeing 747-200, which has flown as Air Force One since 1990, as the first of three planes being modified for the role is set to be delivered soon.
“The last ride,” White House communications director Steve Cheung said sharing a photo of the plane – which the Air Force calls a VC-25A – in a post on X. “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted a videohttps://x.com/Scavino47/status/2067523503817977868?s=20 of the aircraft and wrote he has “been fortunate to fly around the world on this iconic plane for 5 1/2 years — of the 35 years it has been serving US presidents… THANK YOU…”
Three 747-800s are being modified as VC-25Bs to fill the role of Air Force One, including a luxury jet donated by the government of Qatar to bridge the gap between the old planes and the two additional planes Boeing is modifying that won’t be done for roughly two more years.
It’s not clear what is happening to the old VC-25As, as the Air Force noted in a statement they will remain part of the fleet.
“The VC-25B Bridge aircraft will soon join the active executive airlift fleet alongside the VC-25A and C-32,” an Air Force spokesperson told CNN. The C-32 is a modified Boeing 757, which often flies the vice president, first lady, cabinet members and occasionally fills in as Air Force One.
CNN previously reported that the Qatari jet was expected to be delivered “no later than summer 2026.” It comes after over a year of scrutiny and skepticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as well as some security officials who criticized Trump for accepting the expensive gift and worried about security vulnerabilities.
The plane had to undergo significant changes to operate as a suitable replacement for Air Force One, CNN previously reported. US spy and security agencies were expected to have the aircraft stripped down and rebuilt to include the necessary security and communications equipment.
The current VC-25A fleet is more than three decades old and has been long ridiculed by Trump, who wants new planes.
Tail number 29000 landed at Joint Base Andrews Thursday morning after carrying Trump on his trip to Europe.
The other VC-25 hasn’t been seen flying since it landed at Majors Airport in Greenville, Texas, on June 2, according to open-source flight tracking site ADS-B exchange. The airport is the same location where the donated Qatari jet is being converted for use as the next Air Force One.
The Air Force began modifying the donated jet last summer.
Plane spotters saw the aircraft with a new paint job selected by the president earlier this month.
The new planes will be red, white, gold and dark blue, a color scheme proposed during Trump’s first term in office but reversed by the Biden administration in favor of a more traditional light blue and white Air Force One paint job. When Trump was reelected, his preferred color scheme was returned to the planes.
The modified Qatari jet last flew on June 10, for a short circle flight landing back at Majors Airport, the same place it took off from, according to ADS-B exchange.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink previously told lawmakers that it would “probably” cost the Air Force less than $400 million to retrofit the donated aircraft.
An Air Force release last month said the plane had officially completed modifications and was “on schedule to roll out in a new red, white and blue livery this summer.”
“Ultimately, the Bridge aircraft fulfills a critical short-term requirement, guaranteeing the Air Force continues to execute its no-fail mission for the commander in chief while laying a rock-solid foundation for the future,” the release said.
It’s not clear when the aircraft will be brought to Washington and what will happen to the two old planes when it enters service.
The vintage aircraft, however, have a storied history, visiting countries around the world from Iraq and Cuba to China and Australia.
George H.W. Bush first flew on the aircraft in 1990 on a trip to Kansas.
On September 11, 2001, former President George W. Bush was interrupted during an event at a Florida elementary school after the attack on the World Trade Center South Tower in New York City and was hurried to one of the VC-25A planes. It flew the president to an Air Force base near Shreveport, Louisiana, and then to a secure bunker on an Air Force base in Nebraska.
It later transported the former president to Washington, DC, where he addressed the nation hours later.
It also once flew Presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush to Israel for the funeral of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, according to the Air Force.
CNN’s Aaron Cooper contributed to this report.
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