Donald Trump hails inaugural flight of new Air Force One

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed the inaugural flight of the new Air Force One, calling it the first journey aboard what he described as “maybe the greatest commercial plane ever built” while also declaring that talks on the “denuclearisation” of Iran were progressing well.

Speaking to reporters before boarding the aircraft for travel to the opening of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library, Trump said the aircraft symbolised America’s stature and replaced a presidential fleet that had become



outdated.

“So, this will be the first flight of what I think is maybe the greatest commercial plane ever built,” Trump said. “I said to Boeing, what’s the best one? They said this is the best plane ever built.”

He said the aircraft had recently been modified to meet presidential security requirements.

“They just completed it. They made it appropriate for a president; that means the security and all of the different bells and whistles they put on, very complex stuff, but it’s really quite something,” he said.