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jumbo jet

noun

: a very large airplane that can carry many passengers

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Others suggested the training facility was prompted by Qatar’s gift to Trump of a $400 million jumbo jet to use as Air Force One, though the possibility of a training agreement predated the gift. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 The relationship also includes high-profile gestures such as Qatar offering a $400 million jumbo jet to President Trump for use as Air Force One. MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025 Doha pledged a $1.2 trillion economic commitment to the US on Trump’s short stay in the country and gifted his government a jumbo jet to use as Air Force One. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025 In May, Trump stopped in Qatar during his trip to the Persian Gulf, celebrating a $1.2 trillion economic commitment and accepting a $400 million luxury Boeing jumbo jet as a temporary replacement for Air Force One. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025 Trump’s plan to accept the lavish Qatari jumbo jet, a Boeing 747-8, and convert it to be used as Air Force One has sparked fierce controversy over the legality, ethics and national security implications of what would be the largest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government. Yun Li, CNBC, 18 May 2025 Meanwhile, the unprecedented offer by the royal family of Qatar to donate a jumbo jet for Mr. Trump's exclusive use as a presidential plane has loomed over the trip, as Democrats — and some Republicans — have called the ethics and national security implications of the potential gift into question. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 May 2025

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“Jumbo jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumbo%20jet. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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