Key Facts

• President Trump flew to the NATO summit in Turkey on a new, red-white-and-blue Air Force One jet given by Qatar.
• He returned on an older, baby blue Air Force One plane used for decades by past presidents.
• Trump said he chose the older plane “for old time’s sake.”
• Both planes made an unscheduled stop at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, a U.S. airbase in the UK.
• The newer jet lacks some missile detection and defense systems present on the older aircraft.
• The U.S. recently launched strikes in Iran, raising security concerns since Iran borders Turkey.
• The Air Force said the new plane has “state-of-the-art” security, and Trump’s team uses misdirection to protect him.
• The older plane’s transponder was turned off briefly after takeoff, a security trick used in presidential flights.