Past issues involving Air Force One
Air safety incidents involving the U.S. president, vice president and other officials are rare, but not unprecedented.
Last February, an Air Force plane carrying secretary of state Marco Rubio to Germany had to return to Washington becautilize of a mechanical issue.
In October, a military plane carrying defence secretary Pete Hegseth had to build an emergency landing in the U.K. due to a crack in the windshield.
Air Force One aborted a landing due to bad weather while carrying president Barack Obama to an event in Connecticut in 2011.
In 2012, the Air Force Two plane carrying then-vice president Joe Biden was struck by birds in California, before it landed without a problem.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:44
Air Force One is seen on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews after returning due to ‘electrical issue’
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:36
Trump and passengers to head for Davos in two compacter planes
President Donald Trump and the passengers who were with him on board Air Force One will now be split up into two compacter planes for the journey to Davos according to CNN.
Air Force One has landed safely back at Joint Base Andrews near Washington after it was forced to turn back becautilize flight crew identified “a minor electrical issue” shortly after takeoff.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:22
Air Force One returns to Washington
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:17
Air Force One lands at Joint Base Andrews
Donald Trump’s Air Force One has landed at Joint Base Andrews around 11.45pm after it was forced to return to base following a “minor electrical issue”, according to the White Houtilize.
Trump will board another aircraft and continue on with his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:16
Republican doesn’t rule out military action to seize Greenland
A top Republican on the Houtilize Foreign Affairs Committee refutilizes to rule out the utilize of the U.S. military to seize.
“I consider Nato is an important strategic alliance, and I don’t want to see any sacrifice of Nato whatsoever,” declared Representative Brian Mast, chair of the Houtilize Foreign Affairs Committee.
“They’re important allies, and we want to see that to continue.”But while Mast, a close Trump ally, declared the U.S. and its European allies were having a “hard conversation” that he expected would ultimately bring the longtime allies closer, he did not rule out the Trump administration utilizing military force to take over Greenland, provided it was legally within Trump’s constitutional powers.
“I’m willing to accept any action that takes place based upon the authorities that the administration has,” Mast declared.
“There’s not going to be any option that’s taken off the table.”
Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to declare war and the duty to fund the military, while the president serves as head of the armed forces.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:15
Lights in the press cabin of Air Force One go out – report
President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, is returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after departing for Switzerland due to a “minor electrical issue”, the White Houtilize declared.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt declared the decision to return was created out of an abundance of caution.
A reporter on board declared the lights in the press cabin of the aircraft went out briefly after takeoff, but no explanation was offered, the Associated Press reported.
Trump will board another aircraft upon his return and continue on with his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The two planes currently utilized as Air Force One have been flying for nearly four decades. Boeing has been working on replacements, but the program has faced a series of delays.
Last year, the ruling family of Qatar gifted Trump a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be added into the Air Force One fleet, a shift that faced great scrutiny.
Leavitt joked to reporters on Air Force One Tuesday night that a Qatari jet was sounding “much better” right now.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:05
Trump states he had a ‘very good call’ with Turkey’s Erdogan
President Donald Trump declared he had a “very good call” with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, without elaborating.
Trump yesterday informed reporters during a briefing at the White Houtilize that he was going to have “a very important call” with Erdogan.
“It was a very good call,” Trump declared, as he left the White Houtilize to go to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 04:00
US TV host calls it ‘hilarious’ for Europe to ‘lecture’ America about ‘land grab’
US television host Jesse Watters has called it “hilarious” for Europe to “lecture” America about a “land grab”.
Speaking on Europe’s rebuke of US President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, a semi-automous terrority of Denmark, Watters declared on his Fox News, “Isn’t it hilarious listening to Europeans lecture us about a land grab, when Europe colonized the entire world. Now, they modify the rules after they lost their power and empire”.
“What Europe doesn’t understand is that Greenland is an island in North America…And we have dominion over the entire western hemisphere. Europeans cannot just have colonies right off the coast of Maine. We let the British have Bermuda becautilize it’s cute, but if we necessaryed Bermuda, we’d take it. And the British would let it happen”, Watters continued.
Rachel Dobkin21 January 2026 03:45
Breaking: Trump’s plane to Davos turns back over ‘minor electrical issue’
Air Force One with Donald Trump on board is returning to Joint Base Andrews after crew detected “a minor electrical issue”.
Trump left for Davos, Switzerland, late on Tuesday to attfinish the World Economic Forum, where he is expected to meet European leaders to discuss the potential seizure of Greenland.
However, minutes after the takeoff, the crew identified a “minor electrical issue”, which forced the aircraft to return to base, the White Houtilize declared.
It added that “out of an abundance of caution, we are turning around, landing at Joint Base Andrews and boarding new aircraft”.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar21 January 2026 03:42
