The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes from German carrier Lufthansa.

Air Mobility commander nominated to be vice chief; Oklahoma Air National Guard commander to be top judge advocate general.

The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program for its future presidential airlift fleet.

The Air Force Surgeon General’s office announced that all medical shaving waivers issued prior to March 1, 2025, will expire at the end of January.

Air Force and Space Force commanders have the final approval authority for medical shaving waivers, the Air Force has announced.

JetBlue flight from Curaçao to New York narrowly avoided mid-air collision with U.S. Air Force tanker near Venezuela, forcing evasive action during climb.

The Air Force pushed back the estimated delivery date for the first of two new Air Force One jets by another year to mid-2028, giving Boeing Co. even less wiggle room to meet President Donald Trump’s demand to get plane by the end of his term.

The Federal Aviation Administration last month issued a warning to U.S. aircraft urging them to “exercise caution” when in Venezuelan airspace.

They were really close,” one of the pilots told controllers of the encounter at approximately 26,000 feet. “We were climbing right into him.”