A $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways comes as Boeing struggles to deliver its Air Force One replacement and Trump seems poised to accept a Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family.

President Donald Trump being offered a luxury plane as a gift from Qatar's royal family has sparked legal scrutiny.

The two 747-200s that serve as the American president’s command center in the sky are more than 30 years are old and were meant to be phased out of service years ago.