Item 1 of 2 Members of the media, switch planes as they board another plane, also designated Air Force One, after making an unscheduled return landing due to an electrical problem identified mid-flight en route to Davos, Switzerland, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
[1/2]Members of the media, switch planes as they board another plane, also designated Air Force One, after making an unscheduled return landing due to an electrical problem identified mid-flight en route to Davos, Switzerland, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan… Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read moreABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump landed safely on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft on Tuesday night after crew on his initial flight identified what the White House called a “minor electrical issue” shortly after takeoff.After the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 747 landed, the trip continued on a smaller Boeing 757 that departed just after midnight local time (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, more than two hours after the initial flight took off.
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Trump is traveling to join other world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Air safety incidents involving the U.S. president or vice president are rare, but not unprecedented.
Air Force One aborted a landing due to bad weather while carrying President Barack Obama to an event in Connecticut in 2011. In 2012, the Air Force Two plane carrying then-Vice President Joe Biden was struck by birds in California, before it landed without a problem.
Reporting by Steve Holland, Jeff Mason, Ismail Shakil, Kanishka Singh and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Scott Malone and Jamie Freed
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