Trump's Qatari Air Force One delayed after evacuation slide deployed

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, United States — US President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One was delayed on the tarmac Wednesday after an emergency inflatable slide accidentally deployed, raising fresh questions over the safety of the jet. Trump — who was preparing to travel to a Republican Party convention in Dallas from Joint Base Andrews — had to wait in his helicopter before being able to board the plane following the incident. The 80-year-old then told reporters that inspectors were checking one of the Boeing 747’s inflatable slides used for emergency evacuations. “They’re checking the slide over here, and I think it’s […]...

Keep on reading: Trump's Qatari Air Force One delayed after evacuation slide deployed