jumbo jet

noun

: a very large airplane that can carry many passengers

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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 Trump reacts after Middle Eastern royal family offers to donate jumbo jet. FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025 President Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and U.S. officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025 For one thing, the plane is a potential security threat, given all of the possible places to hide listening devices within a jumbo jet. The Editors, National Review, 13 May 2025 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

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