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Air Force One headed back to Joint Base Andrews after it ran into a "minor electrical issue," per a White House pool report.
The Boeing plane taking Donald Trump to Switzerland had to make a dramatic U-turn on Tuesday night, not the first time a presidential aircraft has suffered a fault, forcing a change of plans
Air Force One returned to the Washington, D.C., area after the president's plane, which was set to fly to Switzerland where he is scheduled to speak at the World Economic Forum, experienced a minor electrical issue,
The plane was heading for Switzerland when it turned back for Joint Base Andrews. A White House official said there had been a minor electrical issue.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the aircraft turned around out of an an abundance of caution.
President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, has safely returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening.
Air Force One was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews Tuesday night after the crew detected an electrical problem during takeoff.
Air Force One was en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos when the lights in the press cabin briefly went dark, a reporter said, per Associated Press. A half hour into the journey, the press was told the flight would be returning to Joint Base Andrews. The president later took a smaller version of Air Force One to Switzerland.
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Air Force One turns around after 'minor electrical issue,' delaying Trump's arrival in Davos
President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Tuesday night after the crew identified “a minor electrical issue” after takeoff, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
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Trump's hugely anticipated Davos speech looks set for a delay after Air Force One had to turn around
President Donald Trump took a replacement plane to Switzerland after Air Force One turned around, leaving him with little time before his speech.
Trump boarded another aircraft, an Air Force C-32, a modified Boeing 757 normally used by the president for domestic trips to smaller airports, and continued his trip to Davos shortly after midnight. Air Force One touched down in Zurich a little after 12:30 p.m. local time, nearly two hours after he was originally scheduled to arrive.
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