Deployed emergency slide delays Trump's departure on new Air Force One
An inflated emergency slide on a Qatar-owned Boeing 747-8 used as the new Air Force One delayed President Donald Trump's departure from Joint Base Andrews before his flight to Dallas.
A deployed emergency slide delayed President Donald Trump's departure on the new Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews. The inflated slide was visible on the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar made available for presidential use when Trump arrived aboard Marine One.
The president said it was a test of the emergency slide system and would take about 15 minutes. The slide was removed, and Trump flew to Dallas. An older Air Force One stood by as a backup.
Trump had used the Qatar-owned Boeing 747-8 in July for a trip to the NATO summit in Turkey.
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- aerotelegraph.comBoeing 747-8 von Katar: Ausgelöste Notrutsche verzögerte Abflug von Donald Trump in Air Force One