{"id":420406,"date":"2026-01-21T07:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420406\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:58:08","slug":"air-force-one-turned-back-as-it-carried-trump-to-davos-transport-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420406\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force One turned back as it carried Trump to Davos | Transport News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">US president resumed journey to Europe on Boeing 757 that departed just after midnight on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Published On 21 Jan 202621 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>United States President Donald Trump\u2019s plane has been forced to make a U-turn about an hour after departing its base for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/1\/20\/world-economic-forum-at-davos-2026-dates-location-and-what-to-expect\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Economic Forum<\/a> in Davos, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Air Force One, carrying the president, his entourage and reporters, returned to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland shortly after 11:00pm (04:00 GMT) on Tuesday night, owing to a \u201cminor electrical issue\u201d, said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>Trump resumed his journey to the forum, where he is due to hold meetings with several world leaders and deliver a speech, on a smaller Boeing 757.<\/p>\n<p>The plane, which is normally used for domestic trips to smaller airports, departed just after midnight local time (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday, more than two hours after the initial flight took off.<\/p>\n<p>With its classic blue and white livery, Air Force One is arguably one of the world\u2019s most iconic planes and an instantly recognisable symbol of the US presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The two planes currently used as Air Force One have been flying for nearly four decades. Boeing has been working on replacements, but the programme has faced a series of delays.<\/p>\n<p>The planes are equipped with radiation shielding and antimissile technology, and include a variety of communications systems to allow the president to maintain contact with the military from anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the ruling family of Qatar gifted Trump a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/5\/12\/qatar-and-us-in-talks-over-offer-of-luxury-plane-to-use-as-air-force-one\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet<\/a> to be added to the Air Force One fleet, which is currently being retrofitted to meet security requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt joked to reporters on Tuesday night that the Qatari jet was sounding \u201cmuch better\u201d now.<\/p>\n<p>Last February, an Air Force One plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Germany had to return to Washington because of a mechanical issue.<\/p>\n<p>In October, a military plane carrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had to make an emergency landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the windshield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US president resumed journey to Europe on Boeing 757 that departed just after midnight on Wednesday. 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