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President plans to use Qatari-donated jet as interim transport while awaiting two permanent aircraft from Boeing.

Sources say the legal transfer, supposedly completed in May, has actually been held up for months.

Officials will use funds originally allocated for the LGM-35 Sentinel program.

Secretary Troy Meink indicates the work will probably amount to less than $400 million.

Defense Department officials said the Boeing 747-8i will be refurbished and used as the next Air Force One.

Proposal would prevent any aircraft once owned by a foreign government from being used as Air Force One.

President suggests the aircraft needs two engines for reliability, unlike the single-engine F-35.

Cruz says the interim Air Force One given to the president could be bugged with listening devices.

Manufacturer is seeking to modify the requirements for its modified 747-8 jets to deliver them before the end of president’s second term.

Per The Wall Street Journal, the president is frustrated with delays to the aerospace giant’s new design, which has suffered multiple setbacks.