2026-07-09T14:43:51.891Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/politics/plane-trump-air-force-one-security
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普选择搭乘旧专机离开土耳其，而将其新获得的卡塔尔捐赠专机先行送往英国，这一决定至少部分源于伊朗冲突升级带来的安全担忧，四名美国官员透露。
其中两名官员表示，安保人员更倾向于让总统搭乘这架专为总统安全量身打造的老旧专机，而非那架在卡塔尔捐赠后刚刚完成改装的新专机。
尽管消息人士称目前没有针对特朗普的具体、新的生命威胁，但在北约峰会期间，特朗普曾提及伊朗可能发动暗杀企图。此前美国刚对与土耳其接壤的伊朗实施了新一轮打击。
“我是他们暗杀名单上的头号目标，”他说道。
《纽约时报》此前曾报道过相关安全担忧。美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）已联系白宫置评。
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目前尚不清楚为何旧专机被认为比新专机更安全。两名了解内情的消息人士称，新专机不具备保障其在国际环境下安全的同等能力，但第三名消息人士表示，新专机配备了与旧专机类似的多数功能。
“威胁评估时刻都在变化，”一名消息人士说道。
在特朗普离开土耳其北约峰会之前，官员们已将卡塔尔捐赠的专机先行送往英国的米尔登霍尔空军基地。特朗普在社交媒体帖子中称，更换专机只是为了让驻扎在该基地的美国军人“有机会参观这架飞机”。
“所有人都非常兴奋，我们认为他们应该成为第一批参观者，”他写道。
特朗普随后在英国一处安全的美国空军基地换乘专机，并就更换行程计划的原因给出了自相矛盾的说法。
“根本没有安全顾虑，只是我们把专机送得有点早了，返程也是一样的道理。我们送得早一点，好让他们能看看飞机，”他说道。
但当被问及为何要求机上记者在离开安卡拉的爬升阶段拉下遮光板时，特朗普承认，与伊朗相关的安全顾虑可能是一个因素。他称空军一号可能是“一架危险的飞机，因为我们要对付一些龌龊小人”。
“这些人心理扭曲，所以我能料到会发生这种事，”他补充道，并称自己并不清楚要求记者拉下遮光板的指令。
这架由卡塔尔捐赠的新专机价值约4亿美元，长期以来引发了法律、伦理和国家安全方面的质疑，尽管美国空军曾表示，该专机“安全可靠，配备了满足总统出行任务所需的最先进技术”。
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一名不愿就空军一号通常搭载的特定高度机密系统置评的官员指出，卡塔尔捐赠的这架747专机在军方和特勤局看来很大程度上是“仓促投入使用”的。
相比之下，该官员提到，特朗普在第一任期内重新谈判协议采购的两架新专机遭遇了严重延误，预计至少要到2028年才能投入使用。这部分原因是需要加装大量机密通信和防御对抗措施、军方提出的全面设计要求，以及训练飞行员熟悉这款独特机型所需的时间。
“这一直被视为一架‘过渡专机’，总统将使用它直到其他专机完全准备就绪，”另一名消息人士在谈到卡塔尔捐赠的专机时说道，将其与已进行多年改装的两架新型波音专机进行了对比。相比之下，卡塔尔捐赠的专机仅用了约一年半时间就完成了改装，这在当时令一些安保官员感到担忧。
该消息人士指出，早在此次出访之前的私下谈话中，白宫高级官员就曾讨论过，若有需要，在 potentially high-risk international travel 中使用旧专机，而非卡塔尔捐赠的专机。
“新专机对总统来说完全安全，”该消息人士说道，但补充称，在前往高风险国际地区飞行时需要采取额外防范措施。
搭载特朗普离开土耳其的旧专机是经过大幅改装的波音747-200，具备包括空中加油在内的高度专业化能力。
CNN的乔希·坎贝尔为本报道贡献了内容。
Security concerns prompted Trump to depart Turkey on older plane while sending Qatari-donated jet ahead, officials say
2026-07-09T14:43:51.891Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/politics/plane-trump-air-force-one-security
President Donald Trump’s decision to depart Turkey on an older plane while sending his new, Qatari-gifted jet ahead to England was driven at least in part by security concerns around the escalating conflict in Iran, according to four US officials.
Two of the officials said security personnel felt more comfortable with the president aboard the older vessel — which was built from scratch with the commander-in-chief’s safety in mind — rather than the plane that had recently been retrofitted after it was donated by Qatar.
While sources said there was no specific, new threat to Trump’s life, the president had mentioned the possibility of an assassination attempt from Iran during the NATO summit, following fresh US strikes on the country that shares a border with Turkey.
“I’m number one on the list for killing,” he said.
The New York Times previously reported on the security concerns. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.
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The specific reason why the older plane was considered a safer option than the newer one was not immediately clear. Two sources familiar with the matter said the newer plane did not possess the same capabilities to ensure its safety in international settings, though a third said it was equipped with many of the same features as the older plane.
“Threat assessments change all the time,” one source said.
Before Trump left the NATO summit in Turkey, officials sent the Qatari-gifted jet ahead to England’s Mildenhall Air Force Base. Trump said in a post on social media that the change in planes was simply to give US service members stationed at the base “a chance to tour the Aircraft.”
“Everybody is so excited, and we thought that they should be the first,” he wrote.
Trump then switched planes at a secure US airbase in the UK and offered mixed messages on the reason for the change of plans.
“There wasn’t a security concern, except we sent it a little early, same line going back. We sent it a little bit early, so that we could let them see,” he said.
But when asked why reporters aboard the plane were asked to lower their window shades on the ascent out of Ankara, Trump allowed that security concerns related to Iran could be a factor. He said Air Force One could be on a “dangerous plane because of the sleaze bags we have to deal with.”
“These are sick people, so I could see something like that,” he said, adding that he was unaware about the directive to press members to keep the shades down.
The new jet, a gift from Qatar estimated to be worth about $400 million, has long generated legal, ethical and national security questions, though the Air Force has said it “is safe, secure and equipped with the most advanced technologies necessary to meet the requirements of the presidential mission.”
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One official, who declined to comment on the specific highly classified systems typically onboard Air Force One, noted the 747 gifted by Qatar was largely seen by the military and Secret Service as having been “rushed” into service.
By contrast, the official noted two new jets acquired as part of a deal Trump renegotiated during his first term have faced serious delays and aren’t expected to be ready until at least 2028. That’s partially due to the host of classified communication and defensive countermeasures that must be affixed, comprehensive design requirements by the military and the time required to train pilots on the unique aircraft.
“This was always considered a ‘bridge plane’ that the president would use until the other planes were fully loaded,” a different source said of the Qatari plane, comparing it to the pair of new Boeing jets that have been in the process of being modified for years. The Qatari jet, by comparison, took only roughly a year and a half to modify, which concerned some security officials at the time.
That source noted that in private conversations long before this trip, top White House officials had discussed using the older plane in potentially high-risk international travel, as opposed to the Qatari jet, if needed.
“The new plane is perfectly safe for the president to fly on,” the source said, but added that there are extra precautions needed when flying to high-risk areas internationally.
The older plane that took Trump out of Turkey, a heavily-modified Boeing 747-200, has highly specialized capabilities, including mid-air refueling.
CNN’s Josh Campbell contributed to this report.