China’s Air Force One: Inside Xi Jinping’s Boeing 747-8 Presidential Jet

 China’s presidential transport utilizes a specially converted Boeing 747-8I aircraft. This aircraft is branded with Air China and carries specific registration details. Several other nations also employ VIP-configured 747-8I models for their leaders. The United States recently adopted a version of this aircraft as a stopgap transport. India and Japan, among others, now use variants of the modern Boeing-777. China’s presidential transport utilizes a specially converted Boeing 747-8I aircraft. This aircraft is branded with Air China and carries specific registration details. Several other nations also employ VIP-configured 747-8I models for their leaders. The United States recently adopted a version of this aircraft as a stopgap transport. India and Japan, among others, now use variants of the modern Boeing-777.