jumbo jet

noun

: a very large airplane that can carry many passengers

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Aside from offering Trump a luxurious Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be used as Air Force One, Qatar has sent money to U.S. politicians, donating nearly $700,000 to members of Congress and other officials since 2020, the Washington Examiner previously reported. Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025 The rocket is complex and gargantuan, wider and longer than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, and after nearly two years of steady progress since its first test flight in 2023, this has been a year of setbacks for Starship. ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025 Trump announced before his Middle East tour – loudly, publicly and with his usual flair – that Qatar was handing over a jumbo jet. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2025 And then there’s the gift to Trump of a $400 million super-luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar, which the administration appears ready to accept as a replacement for Air Force One. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025 Trump will then use the jumbo jet as Air Force One. Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 May 2025 Earlier that day, the U.S. government had, under President Trump’s directive, finally and officially accepted the free jumbo jet from Qatar that had become the object of so much controversy and intrigue. Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Air Force One is reportedly set for a luxurious upgrade as ABC News reports the Qatari government is gifting President Donald Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, a move drawing scrutiny and legality concerns over possible corruption and foreign influence. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025 Tangent The 747 jumbo jet the Qataris hope to gift Trump was put on the market in 2020 as the Qatari royal family has sought to offload some of its private jet fleet, Forbes previously reported. Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

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