See the luxurious, heavily fortified presidential jets that world leaders use for official travel - AOL

A look at the heavily secured aircraft used for official travel highlights how the U.S. president’s plane is known as Air Force One when the commander in chief is aboard. The article also notes other nations’ executive jets and focuses on the Boeing VC-25, essentially the familiar platform behind the Air Force One call sign. For the U.S., it says the interim VC-25B “Bridge”—a Boeing 747-8 retrofitted as a VC-25B—entered service in July and was accepted by Donald Trump in May 2025 after being gifted by Qatar. The piece cites security concerns and an emergency slide mishap at Joint Base Andrews in September. New VC-25Bs are expected by 2028. It adds that the older VC-25A entered service in 1990.