New Air Force One denied security clearance due to excessive foreign connections

Jet claims it was just being polite when Qatari royals “kept climbing inside.”

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The fate of the 747 slated as the new Air Force One, recently gifted from the government of Qatar, is in doubt. In a surprising decision, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) denied the aircraft a top-level security clearance because of what officials call a “staggering amount” of close foreign contacts.