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Air Force Two is the air traffic control designated call sign held by any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the vice president of the United States, but not the president. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term is often associated with the Boeing C-32 , a modified 757 which is most commonly used as the vice president's transport.
A C-32A dwarfed by a VC-25A at Paris-Orly Airport, 2009. The C-32A is the military designation for the Boeing 757-2G4, a variant of the Boeing 757-200, a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner—that has been modified for government VIP transport use, including a change to a 45-passenger interior and military avionics. [1]
Before the acquisition of Indonesia One, the president and the vice president used aircraft chartered from Garuda Indonesia for their air travels. [citation needed] Boeing 737-800s were used for domestic flights and short-range international flights, and Airbus A330-300s were used for most overseas trips and state visits. [citation needed]
Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The first jet-powered presidential aircraft featured an office and a safe for the nuclear codes.
Air Force Two is the call sign for any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President of the United States. Air Force Two may also refer to: Boeing C-32, the Boeing 757-based aircraft most often used as Air Force Two; In Her Line of Fire, a film known as Air Force Two in several countries; Japanese Air Force Two
However, only the Air Force and Marine Corps actively maintain aircraft for the commander-in-chief, and as of November 20, 2024, the president has never flown in either a Coast Guard or Space Force aircraft or spacecraft. If the president uses a civilian airplane, it is designated Executive One. [14]
The vice president of Malawi and nine others have died after a military aircraft carrying them crashed Monday morning. Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera said in an address on Tuesday that the ...
Although "Air Force One" is commonly used to refer to the president's primary aircraft, the designation is, strictly speaking, a call sign used to identify any U.S. Air Force aircraft the president is aboard, rather than the name of a particular aircraft. (See below.) Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an aircraft while in office.